Sofia · Book 2
Playing with Fire
- Published
- 1 January 2001
- Pages
- 244
- ISBN-13
- 9781865087146
- Type
- novel
About this book
Six years after Secrets in the Fire, Playing with Fire (2001) follows Sofia into young adulthood, and at 244 pages is the longest entry in the trilogy.
Its place in Sofia
Playing with Fire is book 2 in the Sofia series. It follows Secrets in the Fire. It is followed by The Fury in the Fire. See the full Sofia reading order.
The Sofia trilogy is based on the true story of Sofia Alface, a young woman Henning Mankell met and befriended during his decades directing a theatre in Maputo, Mozambique. Secrets in the Fire (1995) opens with the real event that shaped Sofia's life: as a girl, she and her younger sister step on a landmine left over from Mozambique's civil war, killing her sister and costing Sofia both her legs. Written for younger readers but unflinching about poverty, disability and loss, the book follows Sofia's recovery and…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781865087146