Autobiography

Independence

by Leena Telén
Released: 28th August, 2024
ISBN:
9781805144625
eISBN:
9781805149934
A story of three generations of passionate Finnish women. A family history, as well as the story of Finland from the 1918 civil war to the 1970’s.

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Full synopsis

Independence is a story in three parts, named for three passionate women – Aino, Salme and Leena – who struggle to achieve independence, whether from a war, a lover or a domineering father. It’s a family story, as well as the story of Finland, a small European nation fighting to be born from the savage civil war of 1918.

The author’s grandmother Aino was imprisoned aged 19, during the civil war, for the crime of feeding the ‘wrong’ fighters. Aino’s daughter Salme fell in love with an ambitious athlete – charismatic, domineering and frankly mad – and endured a catastrophic divorce. Their daughter – Leena – became a teenage Finnish swimming champion but rebelled against a gruelling training regime and ran away from home in search of freedom.

It is a story of survival, but also of joy and eventually, forgiveness.

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