2023 National Book Award Finalists

 

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1. The end of drum-time: a novel

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Author:
Pylväinen, Hanna
Average Rating:
5 stars
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook
Description:
"In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sámi 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, Ivvár, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse's daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something...