Algot, Anna Stina and the Water of LifeJonas Jonasson is back with another irresistible adventure, this time set in nineteenth century Sweden. After his father's death is caused by the greedy and cunning Count Bielkegren, Algot Olsson is left with nothing to his name, except for a potato field and a homemade still to make liquor. But Algot is smart, ambitious and resourceful, and it's not long before he masters the lucrative art of distilling spirits. When his schnapps become a sensation,

Lee is a perfectly placed observer of our world in motion

and the tennis courts of the Williams sisters

this new life suddenly seems fragile

Leaving Jo to deal with not only a powerful family desperate for answers

if it isn't

facing starvation and almost certain death

she realises he has hidden more than he's shared with her

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extra secrets and surprises

a private detective

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'Mythological retelling at its finest' SUE LYNN TAN