An award-winning novel of two women dogged by secrets buried in Estonia?s shameful Soviet past??[A] bold combination of history, politics, and suspense? (The Sunday Times). When Aliide Truu, an older woman living alone in the Estonian countryside, finds a disheveled girl huddled in her front yard, she suppresses her misgivings and offers her shelter. Zara is a young sex-trafficking victim on the run from her captors, but a photo she carries with her soon makes it clear that her arrival at Aliide?s home is no coincidence. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in a complex plot of suspicion and revelation as they attempt to discover each other?s motives. As their stories come to light, they reveal a tragic family drama of rivalry, lust, and loss that played out during the worst years of Estonia?s Soviet occupation. ?A stirring and humane work of art? by the acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen, Purge won numerous awards including the Finlandia Prize and the Prix Femina (The New Republic). ?A stunner.? ?The Plain Dealer ?[A] taut, well-crafted tale of Europe?s still living post-war pain.? ?Booklist ?A dark, harrowing, and at times difficult read that wrings every ounce of emotion from the reader.? ?The Bookseller
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