Purge sofi oksanen reviews purple

With her first novel, Stalinin lehmat, (“Stalin’s Cows”, 2003), Finnish-Estonian writer Sofi Oksanen was catapulted into the elite of young Finnish literary authors.

Her original and political début, at once revolting and sublimely poetical, created a heated public debate and rendered her a nomination for The Runeberg Award, one of Finland’s most prestigious literary prizes.

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Oksanen followed up the success with the publication of a second novel, Baby Jane, in 2005. Purge is one of her more notable works which has been translated into English so far.

A Brief Summary:

Purge is a breathtakingly suspenseful tale of two women dogged by their own shameful pasts and the dark, unspoken history that binds them.

When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter.

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