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The best-selling author of Matterhorn.

At the turn of the 20th century, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings - Ilmari, Matti and the politicized young Aino - are forced to flee. They settle among a community of Finns in Deep River - a town on the western edges of the United States.

The brothers face the excitement and danger of pioneering this frontier wilderness. But while they are climbing and felling trees 100 metres high, Aino is organising the country's fledgling labour movements.

As the Koskis strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they can never return to. And so the seasons change, the decades pass and the denizens of Deep River slip in and out of love; they become engineers and fishermen, midwives and widows, soldiers and fugitives.

In this profoundly moving epic Karl Marlantes masterfully depicts the tyranny of nascent America, the limits of human survival and the enduring might of family love.

©2019 Karl Marlantes (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural
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Karl Marlantes hard won wisdom and innate intelligence shines through his work, which is simultaneously mythic, real and very listenable.

I heart Karl.

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This epic story really conveyed to me the hardships that the Finns suffered under the Russians and then while trying to make a new life in America. It resonated well with me as my mother was a Finn and that side of my family are very important to me. Yes, there are many sad and depressing times in this novel but this is how it really was. I hope this appeals to people without Finnish heritage too.

A thoroughly satisfying story of the struggles of Finns in the early 20th century.

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