Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Tags: Family memoir, Finnish foreigners, Married love, New life, Nordic book, Sisterly secret, Swedish language
Author: Helena Halme
A fascinating Nordic story of immigration, family secrets and sisterly love, set in Finland and Sweden in the 1970’s and now. ‘In Stockholm everything is bigger and better.’ When Pappa announces the family is to leave their small Finnish town for a new life in Sweden, 11-year-old Eeva is elated. But in Stockholm Mamma finds feminism, Eeva’s sister, Anja pretends to be Swedish and Pappa struggles to adapt. And one night, Eeva’s world falls…
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