The man in the box

Thomas Moran

first published 1997 Riverhead Books, 1998 260 pages

Niki Lukasser's father has walled Dr. Weiss into the barn loft. His box is one meter wide, three meters high, and four meters long. Hiding Dr. Weiss seems like an adventure to Niki. At first. But the family's secret weighs on them. Mrs. Lukasser becomes "nervous." Mr. Lukasser withdraws. Care and feeding of Dr. Weiss fall to Niki and a blind girl - Niki's best friend, Sigi. Niki and Sigi straddle two worlds. In thei...

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The man in the box edition · 1998 · Riverhead Books · 260 pages
The man in the box edition · 1997 · Riverhead Books · 260 pages
The man in the box edition · 1997 · G.K. Hall · 309 pages

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