This is a story about a snow-covered island you wont find on any map. Its Minous story. Shes twelve. A year ago, the morning after the circus, her mama walked out into the rain with a black umbrella and never came back. Its a story about a magician and a priest and a dog called No Name. Its about Papas endless hunt for the truth. Its about a dead boy who listens, and Minous search for Mamas voice. And its about discovering what love is. The Vanishing Act, Mette Jakobsens spellbinding debut novel, is a story you will never forget.