Sinivuokkoja Suomen salomailta

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Sinivuokkoja Suomen salomailta

by Nestor Tanner

FI·~1 hours·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total
1

E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen

1:09:45
2

SISÄLLYS:

0:05

Description

A young couple raised on the rugged coast of Finland clings to each other despite the relentless pull of poverty. Kustaa, determined to secure a future for their family, decides to cross the Atlantic in search of the promise offered by America’s “golden lands,” leaving his beloved Hanna behind with a mix of hope and dread. Their parting is tender yet fraught, as letters become the thin thread that keeps their love alive while the sea separates them.

Hanna wrestles with the choice to stay in her familiar, melancholy world or to follow Kustaa to an unknown shore. When an invitation finally arrives, she boards a ship under a bright sky, carrying memories of home and a heart full of expectation. The voyage is filled with strangers, distant horizons, and the lingering question of whether the new country will finally grant the life they have dreamed of together.

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Language

fi

Duration

~1 hours (67K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2011-09-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

NT

Nestor Tanner

b. 1857

A Finnish writer from the late 19th century, he is remembered today through a small body of fiction and drama that has stayed accessible in digital form. His surviving works suggest an interest in everyday lives, social pressures, and rural settings.

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