Maya

AchancemeetingontheFijianislandofTaveuniisthetriggerforafascinatingandmysteriousnovelthatintertwinesthestoriesofJohnSpooke,anEnglishauthorwhoisgrievingforhisdeadwife;FrankAndersen,aNorwegianevolutionarybiologistestrangedfromhiswifeVera;andanenigmaticSpanishcouple,AnaandJose,whoareabsorbedintheirloveforeachother.WhydoesAnabearsuchacloseresemblancetothemodelforGoya'sfamousMajapaintings?WhatisthesignificanceoftheJokerashestepsoutofhispackofcards?AstheactionmovesfromFijitoSpain,fromthepresenttothepast,unfoldingfurtherstorieswithinthestories,thenovelrevealsanastonishingrichnessandcomplexity.AsboldandimaginativeinitssweepasSophie'sWorld,itshowsagainthatJosteinGaarder'suniqueandspecialgiftistomakeuswonderattheawe-inspiringmysteryoftheuniverse.