{"product_id":"land-of-snow-and-ashes-petra-rautiainen-9781782277378","title":"Land of Snow and Ashes","description":"\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Petra Rautiainen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782277374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782277378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Petra Rautiainen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213380579583,"sku":"9781782277378","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4735fdf-bb90-4fe6-b258-44918ef50bb6.jpg?v=1692113559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/land-of-snow-and-ashes-petra-rautiainen-9781782277378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}