House of Orphans by Helen Dunmore

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Set in Finland in the year 1901: Eeva, the young orphaned daughter of a revolutionary, is sent from the orphanage to work as housekeeper for Thomas, a widowed country doctor. Her challenging, independent, enigmatic presence disturbs Thomas as much as it fascinates him. Their relationship will... read more

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Each winter there was an outbreak of fever at the House of Orphans.

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Helen Dunmore (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Fig Tree
Country: England
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0670914517
Page Count: 329

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Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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