House of Orphans – Helen Dunmore

Excellent novel, set in Finland in the early years of the 20th century at a time when it was the Grand Duchy of Finland, part of the Russian Empire and with a long established Swedish ruling class. House of Orphans focuses on individuals – a country doctor, the daughter of a Helsinki activist, a Russian anarchist, a comfortable country matron in a loveless marriage, a disaffected, semi estranged daughter.

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