{"product_id":"house-of-orphans","title":"House of Orphans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e**\u003c\/i\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eINSIDE THE WAVE\u003c\/i\u003e, THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinland, 1902, and the Russian Empire enforces a brutal policy to destroy Finland's freedom and force its people into submission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEeva, orphaned daughter of a failed revolutionary, also battles to find her independence and identity. Destitute when her father dies, she is sent away to a country orphanage, and then employed as servant to a widowed doctor, Thomas Eklund. Slowly, Thomas falls in love with Eeva . . . but she has committed herself long ago to a boy from her childhood, Lauri, who is now caught up in Helsinki's turmoil of resistance to Russian rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in dangerous, unfamiliar times which strangely echo our own, the story reveals how terrorism lies hidden within ordinary life, as rulers struggle to hold on to power. \u003ci\u003eHouse of Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, brilliant story of love, history and change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Orphans \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis bestselling author Helen Dunmore's ninth novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid and exciting . . . Dunmore creates a beautiful sense of stillness . . . she conveys a passion for Finland's icy landscape'  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Part love story, part tragedy . . . Dunmore on dazzling form. Everyone should read her work'  \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Outstanding, a sheer pleasure to read. Dunmore is a remarkable storyteller'  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Dunmore is the author of twelve novels: \u003ci\u003eZennor in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the McKitterick Prize; \u003ci\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Spell of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Prize; \u003ci\u003eTalking to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Blue-Eyed Boy\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e With Your Crooked Heart\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Siege, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002; \u003ci\u003eMourning Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHouse of Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCounting the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010, and \u003ci\u003eThe Greatcoat\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a poet, children's novelist and short-story writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227627016536,"sku":"9780141015026","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141015026.jpg?v=1764472534","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/house-of-orphans","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}