Tammilehto

Finland, 1918. The farmhands have fled the village manor and its owner, Martin, an old man worn out by a pointless life, is alone. Emma, a farmer's daughter whom the village looks down on, moves in and takes charge of the neglected estate, just as Aarne, a Red leader marching his men on Helsinki, turns up there with a score to settle. Moving back and forth in time and into the minds of all three, each humbled in a different way, the story shows people forced to be Red or White against their will. Aarne is later held in a prison camp, gets away, and comes back to the manor seeking redress for an old wrong.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

388 pages in the original

Genres

War, Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

Finland, 1918

First published

2004 by WSOY

Author's age

40 when first published

ISBN

9789510296417 (original)