by Helen Dunmore · Viking Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780670914524
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«House of Orphans» is the historical novel by Helen Dunmore, published by Viking Books in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Finland, 1901. Eeva, orphaned daughter of a revolutionary, leaves the orphanage to work as a housekeeper for Thomas, a widowed doctor. Her enigmatic presence unsettles and fascinates the doctor. Eeva misses Helsinki and her childhood companions, especially Lauri, as the Russian Empire intensifies its grip and resistance grows.
The novel was longlisted for the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction. Goodreads classifies it as historical and literary fiction.
For readers of historical fiction and literary narrative, including book clubs, and for those interested in early twentieth-century Finland.
Helen Dunmore FRSL was a British poet, novelist, and short story and children's writer.
