{"product_id":"land-of-snow-and-ashes-paperback","title":"Land of Snow and Ashes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePetra Rautiainen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hackston\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe haunting, gripping story of Lapland's buried history of Nazi crimes during World War II, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eStolen \u003c\/i\u003eby Ann-Hel駭 Laestadius \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautifully written novel and a thriller that will keep readers turning the page to find out the truth about this disgraceful chapter of Finnish history\" \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinnish Lapland, 1944: a young soldier is called to work as an interpreter at a Nazi prison camp. Surrounded by cruelty and death, he struggles to hold onto his humanity. When peace comes, the crimes are buried beneath the snow and ice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few years later, journalist Inkeri is assigned to investigate the rapid development of remote Western Lapland. Her real motivation is more personal: she is following a lead on her husband, who disappeared during the war. Finding a small community riven with tension and suspicious of outsiders, Inkeri slowly begins to uncover traces of disturbing facts that were never supposed to come to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom this starkly beautiful polar landscape emerges a story of silenced histories and ongoing oppression, of human brutality and survival.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePetra Rautiainen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1988 in a small town in Eastern Finland. Petra has travelled around the world, studied in the UK and worked in Canada, New Zealand and Scotland. Since childhood, she has been inspired by the barren nature of the Arctic, and hiking is her greatest passion. She is currently working on her doctoral thesis on representations of the S疥i people in the Finnish media. \u003ci\u003eLand of Snow and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel and is currently being translated into ten languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hackston \u003c\/b\u003eis a British translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. He graduated from University College London with a degree in Scandinavian Studies and now lives in Helsinki where he works as a freelance translator. Notable publications include the Anna Fekete trilogy by Kati Hiekkapelto and \u003ci\u003eMy Cat Yugoslavia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrossing\u003c\/i\u003e by Pajtim Statovci, both published by Pushkin Press.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764806091040,"sku":"9781782277378","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b3bf2b2a36cedcfd54cb3b244bfc2ba.webp?v=1780255244","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/land-of-snow-and-ashes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}