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Ikoni

“The Icon” (title translated by AI)

Taina Sampakoski (born 1957)

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In a small town in the east of Finland, Nikolai loses his heart to Sonja, an icon painter from Russia, and begins to share her faith. She makes up her mind about him only gradually, while his own hesitation and other troubles get in the way. Her paintings, shown in a Russian dealer's window, then catch the eye of Laura, Nikolai's girlfriend.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
236 pages in the original
Genres
Love (assigned by AI)
Set in
Finland
First published
2006 by Tammi
Author's age
49 when first published
ISBN

9789513137373 (original)