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“Beacon Fires” (title translated by AI)

Jarkko Volanen (born 1971)

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Viktor, just out of prison, and Valdemar, a compliant official, meet after years apart, unsure why their grandparents raised them with army strictness and little food, or where their parents were. Anna and Elena, raising a small son, fear every day that their love will be exposed and the boy removed. Anna works for a group aiding victims of state persecution, and there Valdemar asks her to help his brother.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
399 pages in the original
Genres
Politics, Family (assigned by AI)
First published
2025 by Teos
Author's age
54 when first published
ISBN

9789523635692 (original)