The Ringmaster's Daughter

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The Ringmaster's Daughter is written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Orion. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0753817152 (ISBN 10) and 9780753817155 (ISBN 13).

Panina Manina, a trapeze artist, falls and breaks her neck. As the ringmaster bends over her, he notices an amulet of amber around her neck, the same trinket he had given his own lost child, who was swept away in a torrent some sixteen years earlier. This tale is narrated by Petter, a precocious child and fantasist, and perhaps Jostein Gaarder's most intriguing character since Sophie. As an adult, Petter makes his living selling stories and ideas to professionals suffering from writers block. But as Petter sits spinning his tales, he finds himself in a trap of his own making.