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Summer Fishing in Lapland
Summer Fishing in Lapland | Juhani Karila
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'Immediately enticing, endlessly charming, full of wit, magic and deep, moving humanity. It transported me to a world both familiar and utterly unknown, keeping me enthralled on every page' CLAIRE NORTH, AUTHOR OF THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST _____________ When Elina makes her annual summer pilgrimage to the remote family farm in Lapland, she has three days to catch the pike in a local pond, or she and the love of her life will both die. This year her task is made even more difficult by a host of deadly supernatural creatures and the homicide detective on her trail. Can Elina catch the pike and lay to rest the curse that has been hanging over her head ever since a youthful love affair turned sour? Can Sergeant Janatuinen make it back to civilization in one piece? And just why is Lapland in summer so weird?
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Summer Fishing in Lapland | Juhani Karila
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Where to begin?

This was some trip.

It starts off as a farcical fishing trip to put a curse on pause, and turns into… something else. Something with a whole lot of heart and supernatural folkloric beings. And witches. And mosquitoes.

Give it a go if you‘re up for a dose of Finnish weird. I liked this a lot. Whatever it was.

#readaroundtheworld #finland

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Currey Sounds weirdly wonderful 9mo
rockpools @Currey It‘s quite out-there. But it‘s also well-written with a decent story. 9mo
Centique And mosquitos… 😂 You write the best descriptions! 😍 9mo
rockpools @Centique 😂😂 Thanks Paula 😘. It‘s set in/around a swamp in Eastern Lapland. There are a LOT of mosquitoes 🦟 ! 9mo
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Summer Fishing in Lapland | Juhani Karila
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Announcing this month‘s clear winner in the ‘what the flip am I reading??!‘ category.

It‘s Finnish. There are bugs. There‘s a small town in the back of beyond. There‘s a pike, that isn‘t too keen on being caught*. And there are card games with mythological creatures. Then the police show up.

*Given everything else that‘s going on, I feel the pike has been short-changed on the character-development front.

Also, perfect cover design. Perfect!

julesG 🤣🤣 I'm intrigued! 9mo
rockpools @julesG So am I, to be honest! 9mo
squirrelbrain 🤔 9mo
rockpools @squirrelbrain 😵‍💫🙃🫠🤯! 9mo
BookwormM Sounds intriguing 9mo
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Summer Fishing in Lapland | Juhani Karila
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Due to a string of regrettable occurrences, Elina Ylijaako had to catch a pike from a certain pond by June 18th every year.

Her life depended on it.

Dilara I loved that book! 10mo
rockpools @Dilara ooh, that‘s good news! It‘s quite… out-there so far! I think it‘ll be fun. 10mo
Dilara It is! I am currious... Is your version in British or American English? I read the French translation, but decided to tag one of the English versions (Fishing for the Little Pike) in my posts, to connect with more people.
[tagged book]Fishing for the Little Pike
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rockpools @Dilara Aaah! I was surprised I was the first to mention it - the different title explains it! And Huh. Interesting question. I had to check, because mine‘s from a UK publisher (Pushkin) and a US translator (Lola Rogers) and I only usually notice if it feels jarringly out of context. It‘s in American English. 10mo
Dilara @rockpools Thanks 😁 10mo
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