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The kingdom : a novel / Jo Nesbo ; translated from the Norwegian by Robert Ferguson.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Norwegian Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, [2020]Description: 549 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0735280959
  • 9780735280953
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • FIC
Summary: When Roy and Carl's parents die suddenly, 16-year-old Roy is left as protector to his impulsive younger brother. But when Carl decides to travel the world in search of his fortune, Roy stays behind in their sleepy village. Some years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon an architect. They are full of exciting plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village, too. It's only a matter of time before what begins as a jubilant homecoming sparks off a series of events that threaten to derail everything Roy holds dear, as long-buried family secrets begin to rise to the surface.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Fiction Flesherton Branch Shelves FIC Nesbo (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001129768
Fiction Kimberley Branch Shelves FIC Nesbo (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 36990002031474

Translation of: Kongeriket.

When Roy and Carl's parents die suddenly, 16-year-old Roy is left as protector to his impulsive younger brother. But when Carl decides to travel the world in search of his fortune, Roy stays behind in their sleepy village. Some years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon an architect. They are full of exciting plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village, too. It's only a matter of time before what begins as a jubilant homecoming sparks off a series of events that threaten to derail everything Roy holds dear, as long-buried family secrets begin to rise to the surface.

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