Parson's Widow - Vartio, Marja-Liisa
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The lives, experiences, and relationships of an eccentric widow of a country parson, her maid Alma, and the other inhabitants of a rural Finnish village are seen through the eyes of the two women, who frequently argue bitterly over whose version of events is correct.
After the publication of The Parson's Widow, Vartio's fifth novel, Finnish critics hailed it as a masterpiece, her finest literary achievement. This is the first opportunity for English readers to become acquainted with her unforgettable characters: the eccentric widow of a country parson, her maid Alma, and the other…mehr

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The lives, experiences, and relationships of an eccentric widow of a country parson, her maid Alma, and the other inhabitants of a rural Finnish village are seen through the eyes of the two women, who frequently argue bitterly over whose version of events is correct.
After the publication of The Parson's Widow, Vartio's fifth novel, Finnish critics hailed it as a masterpiece, her finest literary achievement. This is the first opportunity for English readers to become acquainted with her unforgettable characters: the eccentric widow of a country parson, her maid Alma, and the other inhabitants of a rural village. Readers will discover the passions that lie beneath the villagers' reserve and formality, and that from time to time break through the polite surface with devastating results.