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The End of Drum-Time
The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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An epic love story in the vein of Cold Mountain and The Great Circle, about a young reindeer herder and a minister’s daughter in the nineteenth century Arctic Circle In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sįmi reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvįr, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse’s daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses borders—of cultures, of beliefs, and of political divides—as Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea. Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.
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The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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Definition ÁSTAHAT = ā€œA thing that exists in the moment of use.ā€

It‘s a self-care 24 hours; bubble bath ??, chocolate and a chai latte, next a haircut ?ā€ā™€ļø while I try to get captured by this book. Only on page 55 ?

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Enjoy šŸ’™ 22h
Hooked_on_books I liked this book, but it takes its time. It‘s really very little about plot and more about revealing the community. 16h
BkClubCare @Hooked_on_books - thank you; I believe I have finally found the rhythm. 16h
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The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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Starting next, eBook.

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BkClubCare
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The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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Ack! All my eBook holds are coming available AT the SAME TIME!! Make it stop šŸ›‘ šŸ˜†šŸ˜œšŸ¤ŖšŸ¤Ø

marleed I feel your pain - a good pain to have - but still! šŸ“ššŸ“ššŸ“– 3w
BkClubCare @marleed - here‘s something funny: it came BOTH physical library and through Libby! The same day šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø which is actually fine, I will read it both ways šŸ¤£ 3w
Hooked_on_books I had so many come in once that I maxed out my loans (10). I told my mom this and she said she doesn‘t owe money on anything. I had to clarify to her that it was LIBRARY loans. šŸ˜‚ 3w
BkClubCare @Hooked_on_books šŸ˜œšŸ¤ŖšŸ¤£ 3w
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Lindy
Lindy
The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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A National Book Award finalistā€”but I think this could have been shorter. The portrayal of life in northern Finland in 1851 & the culture clash between the Indigenous nomadic Sámi people and the white settlers is well done. I was also fascinated by the real historic figure, Lars Levi Laestadius, and the start of his religious sect, which had come up in other novels that I read. In an NPR interview, Pylväinen says she was raised in Laestadianism.

jlhammar Looking forward to this. I remember enjoying
[tagged book]We Sinners: A Novel
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Lindy @jlhammar It‘s interesting that Laestadianism continues to this day. I haven‘t read Pylvainen‘s debut but I know what it‘s about. I‘m glad to hear you enjoyed it. 2mo
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She always wanted to talk about things. She always wanted to understand them. Pick them up and poke them. She could never be left out of the knowing. [ā€¦] He wanted to say, what will it matter? What will the knowing do?

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The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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Starting this one next

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The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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This book paints a picture of life in far north Scandinavia in 1851, where the Swedish, Norwegian, Sami, and Finnish cultures all come together. It‘s a very slow burn with an explosive finale and I quite frankly really dug it. I cold feel the cold of the landscape and I love the cover.

NBA shortlist, fiction

dabbe Hello there, cutest pup with the adorable puppy pose! šŸ–¤šŸ¾šŸ–¤ 7mo
Hooked_on_books @dabbe I call that dog yoga šŸ˜‰ 7mo
dabbe @Hooked_on_books When we had our greyhounds and they'd do that, we called it the cockroach. I like yours better! šŸ¤£ 7mo
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jlhammar
jlhammar
The End of Drum-Time: A Novel | Hanna Pylväinen
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February BookPage arrived yesterday! I was excited to learn that Hanna Pylväinen has a new one (tagged). I really enjoyed her previous, We Sinners.

Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo also caught my eye. Sounds like an amazing true story.

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