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An award-winning novel of two women dogged by secrets buried in Estonia's shameful Soviet past--"[A] bold combination of history, politics, and suspense" (The Sunday Times).When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Zara is a young sex-trafficking victim on the run from her captors, but a photo she carries with her soon makes it clear that her arrival at Aliid…
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- Author: Sofi Oksanen
- Publisher: Black Cat
- Year: 2010
- Pages: 320
- ISBN: 9780802197139
- ISBN-10: 0802197132
- ISBN-13: 9780802197139
- Format: ePub
- Language: English
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An award-winning novel of two women dogged by secrets buried in Estonia's shameful Soviet past--"[A] bold combination of history, politics, and suspense" (The Sunday Times).When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Zara is a young sex-trafficking victim on the run from her captors, but a photo she carries with her soon makes it clear that her arrival at Aliide's home is no coincidence.
Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in a complex plot of suspicion and revelation as they attempt to discover each other's motives. As their stories come to light, they reveal a tragic family drama of rivalry, lust, and loss that played out during the worst years of Estonia's Soviet occupation.
"A stirring and humane work of art" by the acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen, Purge won numerous awards including the Finlandia Prize and the Prix Femina (The New Republic).
"A stunner." --The Plain Dealer
"[A] taut, well-crafted tale of Europe's still living post-war pain." --Booklist
"A dark, harrowing, and at times difficult read that wrings every ounce of emotion from the reader." --The Bookseller
- Author: Sofi Oksanen
- Publisher: Black Cat
- Year: 2010
- Pages: 320
- ISBN: 9780802197139
- ISBN-10: 0802197132
- ISBN-13: 9780802197139
- Format: ePub
- Language: English English
An award-winning novel of two women dogged by secrets buried in Estonia's shameful Soviet past--"[A] bold combination of history, politics, and suspense" (The Sunday Times).
When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Zara is a young sex-trafficking victim on the run from her captors, but a photo she carries with her soon makes it clear that her arrival at Aliide's home is no coincidence.
Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in a complex plot of suspicion and revelation as they attempt to discover each other's motives. As their stories come to light, they reveal a tragic family drama of rivalry, lust, and loss that played out during the worst years of Estonia's Soviet occupation.
"A stirring and humane work of art" by the acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen, Purge won numerous awards including the Finlandia Prize and the Prix Femina (The New Republic).
"A stunner." --The Plain Dealer
"[A] taut, well-crafted tale of Europe's still living post-war pain." --Booklist
"A dark, harrowing, and at times difficult read that wrings every ounce of emotion from the reader." --The Bookseller
When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Zara is a young sex-trafficking victim on the run from her captors, but a photo she carries with her soon makes it clear that her arrival at Aliide's home is no coincidence.
Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in a complex plot of suspicion and revelation as they attempt to discover each other's motives. As their stories come to light, they reveal a tragic family drama of rivalry, lust, and loss that played out during the worst years of Estonia's Soviet occupation.
"A stirring and humane work of art" by the acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen, Purge won numerous awards including the Finlandia Prize and the Prix Femina (The New Republic).
"A stunner." --The Plain Dealer
"[A] taut, well-crafted tale of Europe's still living post-war pain." --Booklist
"A dark, harrowing, and at times difficult read that wrings every ounce of emotion from the reader." --The Bookseller
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