Description
Set against the changing rhythms of rural Finland, this novel traces the fortunes of an old family line as history, hardship, and chance reshape everyday life. Across generations, tragedy and upheaval narrow the world of its characters until Silja—young, resilient, and determined—must carve out a future far from the security she once knew. Moving from farm to farm as a maid, she confronts the costs of survival, the limits of belonging, and the quiet strength required to begin again. With Sillanpää’s lyrical, humane storytelling—celebrated in his Nobel-winning literary career—this is a deeply felt exploration of class, endurance, and the intimate ways a life can be remade by circumstance.
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Published Jan 1, 1933
328 pages
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Details
First Published
1939
Language
fin
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Maid Silja by Frans Eemil Sillanpää.