Project Gutenberg 2018-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 86 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Juha Joutsia Produced by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Juha Joutsia" by Maila Talvio is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the life of Juha, whose family is preparing for his wedding amidst a backdrop rich with local customs, interpersonal dramas, and societal expectations. The narrative explores Juha's relationships with his sisters and his struggles with the responsibilities of adulthood as he prepares to take over his new role as a husband. The opening portion introduces us to the bustling preparations at Raso for Juha's upcoming wedding. We meet his loving sisters, who have taken on the family responsibilities after their mother's death, and see glimpses of the family's dynamics, including the frustration concerning their father, an alcoholic. Juha, portrayed as the cherished younger brother, is more interested in reading than in farm work and is caught between his sisters’ nurturing instincts and the looming expectations of becoming a husband. This segment sets up the complexities of family loyalty, the blending of joy and sorrow during the wedding preparations, and hints at potential conflicts that may arise from Juha's romantic entanglements, especially concerning the affections of his sister Helena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 515105 2025-07-22T14:38:39.545571 text/html 514926 514851 2024-12-23T13:33:53.675080 2023-09-24T11:51:56.082737 text/html text/html 253221 2025-07-22T14:38:46.628516 application/epub+zip 259718 2025-07-22T14:38:41.418523 application/epub+zip 259718 2025-07-22T14:38:40.262558 application/epub+zip 441758 2025-07-22T14:38:50.524497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414070 2025-07-22T14:38:45.909548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392340 2022-08-25T15:49:12.082870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465066 2025-07-22T14:38:39.119526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442511 2018-04-15T09:34:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17368 2025-07-22T14:38:50.644471 application/rdf+xml 10863 2025-07-22T14:38:40.759488 image/jpeg 3008 2025-07-22T14:38:40.512545 image/jpeg 174248 2018-04-15T09:34:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 249424 2025-07-22T14:38:39.588521 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia