When the Doves Disappeared: A Novel
by:
Sofi Oksanen (author)
Lola Rogers (author)
From the internationally acclaimed author of Purge comes a chillingly suspenseful, deftly woven new novel that opens up a little-known yet still controversial chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia during and after World War II.1941: In Communist-ruled,...
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From the internationally acclaimed author of Purge comes a chillingly suspenseful, deftly woven new novel that opens up a little-known yet still controversial chapter of history: the occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia during and after World War II.1941: In Communist-ruled, war-ravaged Estonia, two men have deserted the Red Army — Roland, a fiercely princi
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781770893979 (1770893970)
ASIN: 1770893970
Publisher: Anansi International
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
History,
European Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
War,
Contemporary,
Roman,
World War II,
Scandinavian Literature,
Finnish Literature,
Fiction,
Historical
I had to take a break as I was reading Sofi Oksanen's When the Doves Disappeared to read up on Estonia during World War II. It's the first book I've read that's set in the Baltic, let alone in the Baltic during the war. I didn't know, for example, that Estonia had been an independent country before ...
Thank you to Knopf Doubleday for providing me with an egalley copy of the book for review. I was in Tallinn, Estonia a couple months ago for the first time and fell in love with the country. It’s so rich in culture and history, yet it’s sad to see that much of the world doesn’t pay too m...
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