It is the year of our Lord 1666. A beggar woman is burned at the stake as a witch. Whiel awaiting execution, the condemned woman informs on thirteen others, and Northern Europe's most infamous witch hunt begins. Nils Psilander, a learned circuit court judge, begins a chain of interrogations, separating the guilty from the innocent, pronouncing sentences. Although he is a progressive man, the Judge is trapped in the prevailing ideas of his time, and innocent women pay the price with their lives.Based on actual court records, this compelling novel retells the story of the infamous witch trials of 17th century Southern Finland. Leena Lander, through her skillful blending of historical research and imaginative characterization, has created a novel with a fascinating and haunting voice. Lander untangles the skein of deceit and treachery, of political intrigue and human indifference which permitted the tragic deaths of seven innocent women.
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Anbieter: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers rev1704894871
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Anbieter: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Kanada
Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First English Language Edition. Trade paperback novel with illust.covers; Overall book is sound clean & unmarked but quite agetoned with slight curl to page edges; Originally pub.in Finland by Finnish author combining the notions of innocence & guilt in modern society against the backdrop of 1660's witch hunts on Finland's Aland Islands; 272 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers PARA8134
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Anbieter: Post Horizon Booksellers, Nokomis, SK, Kanada
Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 272pp. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Octavo. Originally published as Lankeaa Pitka Varjo by Kirjayhtyma Oy (Helsinki, 1986) and translated from the Finnish by Rhea Tregebov. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 048651
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Anbieter: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Kanada
Trade Paperback. Zustand: Fine. First English Language Edition. The book is inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the half title page. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007137
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