by Helen Dunmore · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141015026
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«House of Orphans» is the historical and romantic novel by Helen Dunmore, published by Penguin in paperback (336 pages, in English).
Finland, 1902. After being orphaned and left without resources, Eeva enters service in the home of Thomas Eklund, a widowed doctor who ends up falling in love with her. But Eeva maintains her bond with Lauri, a former childhood companion now involved in the Finnish resistance against Russian power in Helsinki.
The novel was originally published in 2006 and was nominated for the 2006 Orange Prize; this edition dates from 2007.
For readers of historical fiction, romance, and literary fiction with an interest in early twentieth-century Finnish history.
Helen Dunmore FRSL was a British poet, novelist, and short story and children's writer.
