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White Hunger

1867: a year of devastating famine in Finland. Marja, a farmer`s wife from the north, sets off on foot through the snow with her two young children. Their goal: St Petersburg, where people say there is bread. Others are also heading south, just as desperate to survive. Ruuni, a boy she meets, seems trustworthy. But can anyone really help? —— Why Peirene chose to publish this book: `Like Cormac McCarthy`s The Road, this apocalyptic tale deals with the human will to survive. And let me be honest: There will come a point in this book where you can take no more of the snow-covered desolation. But then the first rays of spring sun appear and our belief in the human spirit revives. A stunning tale.` Meike Ziervogel, Publisher