The Winter War (Hardback)
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The Winter War (Hardback)

(author), (translator)
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Hardback 304 Pages
Published: 15/01/2015

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On the surface, the Paul family are living the liberal, middle-class Scandinavian dream. Max Paul is a renowned sociologist and his wife Katriina has a well-paid job in the public sector. They live in an airy apartment in the centre of Helsinki. But look closer and the cracks start to show. As he approaches his sixtieth birthday, the certainties of Max's life begin to dissolve. He hasn't produced any work of note for decades. His wife no longer loves him. His grown-up daughters - one in London, one in Helsinki - have problems of their own. So when a former student turned journalist shows up and offers him a seductive lifeline, Max starts down a dangerous path from which he may never find a way back. Funny, sharp, and brilliantly truthful, Teir's debut has the feel of a big, contemporary, humane American novel, but with a distinctly Scandinavian edge.

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781781254882
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 489 g
Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 29 mm
Edition: Main

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“A Great Family Drama.”

This novel focuses on the Paul family, Max and Katriina, who, after being married for 30 years, have fallen into a dysfunctional routine that has affected them and their daughters Helen and Eve. Written with realism... More

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“A snapshot of a family unit in crisis, and a peek behind the Ikea curtain and the idea of the pristine Scandinavian life.”

Max and Katriina Paul have been married for over thirty years and have settled into some semblance of a comfortable routine. Professor of sociology and one-time media darling on the subject of sex, Max, spends his... More

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“An exciting new voice from Finland”

An engaging modern day family saga which cheekily pokes fun at the notion of the ‘perfect people’ of Scandinavia. Set against a backdrop of contemporary Helsinki and drizzly London (the perfect breeding ground for... More

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