- Finlandia Prize for Fiction 2001 · Shortlist
On rakkautes ääretön
“Your Love Is Boundless” (title translated by AI)
Maria Peura (born 1970)
English editions
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Saara is six when she is left with her grandparents in the countryside for the summer, her parents being unable to look after her. Grandpa is the only grown-up she believes truly loves her, yet his love is violent: he abuses her, driving her into fantasy and guilt. She misses her mother, who cannot protect her. The story traces a child's trust and dependence and the ways she finds to survive.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 224 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family, Coming of age (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2001 by Tammi
- Author's age
- 31 when first published
- ISBN
9789513120924 (original)