Project Gutenberg 2025-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 93 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Elämän kasvot : $b Romaani $aPorvoo :$bWSOY, $c1916. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Elämän kasvot: Romaani" by Maila Talvio is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the life of Liina Kareliin, a young woman facing the struggles of familial duty and her own desires amidst a backdrop of societal expectations and personal relationships. The opening of the novel introduces the setting on a cold morning in Porvoo, focusing on Liina, who is tasked with the discomforting job of killing a chicken for dinner. As she prepares for this task, a dynamic is revealed between Liina, her mother (who is physically frail), and her siblings, with the mother expressing concern for her daughters' marital prospects, particularly regarding Liina's relationship with the local baker, Benjamin Laurén. Themes of family obligations, societal scrutiny, and the quest for personal happiness are presented as Liina navigates her complex emotions and relationships, setting the stage for the deeper conflicts and resolutions to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20170414090819talvio 1916 FI Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Category: Novels 500799 2025-06-29T14:18:35.693595 text/html 254360 2025-06-29T14:18:42.362513 application/epub+zip 261271 2025-06-29T14:18:37.563569 application/epub+zip 261271 2025-06-29T14:18:36.380544 application/epub+zip 440098 2025-06-29T14:18:46.076491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414871 2025-06-29T14:18:41.677560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462569 2025-06-29T14:18:35.289606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442850 2025-01-23T13:31:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14492 2025-06-29T14:18:46.203510 application/rdf+xml 11299 2025-06-29T14:18:36.932575 image/jpeg 3100 2025-06-29T14:18:36.625583 image/jpeg 252416 2025-06-29T14:18:35.733592 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