{"product_id":"9780989427210","title":"From Finland with Love: A Novel","description":"\u003ci\u003eBuy the NEWEST Multi-Award-Winning 3rd Edition, Sept. 2014 version.\u003c\/i\u003e Kindle \u0026amp; paperback exclusively from Amazon. (Used, poorly edited version should not be available but is sold by resellers.)\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGold Winner\u003c\/i\u003e E-Lit Award (Multicultural Fiction), \u003ci\u003eBronze Winner\u003c\/i\u003e IPPY Award (Best Adult Fiction E-Book),\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist\u003c\/i\u003e Foreword Review Book of the Year (Multicultural Fiction), \u003ci\u003eThree Finalist Awards \u003c\/i\u003eNext Generation Indie Book Contest (General Fiction, E-Book Fiction, and Chick Lit). Finalist IndieExcellence (Multicultural) and International Book Awards (Best New Fiction)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSex, Sauna, and Sisu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSisu\u003c\/b\u003e is the classic Finnish quality of fortitude, grit, and often-foolish stubbornness that drives thirty-three-year-old Alina Eskala through a ribald summer of love and woe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSex?\u003c\/b\u003e Since the death of her parents and the alarming clang of her biological clock, sensuous Alina desires a man and baby-family. As a constant reminder, her best friend Meredith has an adorable toddler with Alina's ex-boyfriend (causing inescapable skirmishes with her ex).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSauna?\u003c\/b\u003e Any story permeated with the unique East-meets-West Finnish culture, history, and wisdom-\"If tar, liquor and sauna do not help, the disease is fatal\"-must include Finland's national past time and sacred cleansing ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSex, sauna and sisu\u003c\/b\u003e stir up a crazy stew when an unknown Finnish \"cousin\" and his hot friend suddenly barge into Alina's quiet Silicon Valley life. In a robust but bumbling quest for love and belonging, Alina tolerates her outspoken cousin and pursues his alluring friend-while plagued by repressed grief, mind-boggling headaches, wacky dates, and some truly tragic hair days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultures clash and passions peak as the ever-blunt Finns mix with Meredith's family, Alina's new neighbors, her over-sexed friend Cleopatra and more, resulting in a summer of surprising romantic entanglements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an exclusive, historic enclave in Northern California and the stunning Yosemite Valley to Helsinki and the remote waterside cottages of Finland, Alina's award-winning search for family is both an exploration of unknown Finland and the exploration of an unknown self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"FROM FINLAND WITH LOVE is studded with stunning descriptive prose about the American and Finnish landscape which had me yearning to go. I also loved learning about the Finnish culture which is described so beautifully. The inevitable disasters had me cringing and giggling in equal measures and despite her numerous mistakes, I never stopped rooting for Alina.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-Nikki Mason, BestChickLit.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A wonderful, rich and funny book packed with engaging characters, witty dialogue, tender moments and indelible scenes filled with sweetness and longing,\u003cbr\u003emishaps and misunderstandings, all told with a distinctive Finnish flare... and if you're at all curious what that means, you absolutely, positively have to read\u003cbr\u003eFROM FINLAND WITH LOVE.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-Tom Parker, author of Anna, Ann, Annie: A Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"FROM FINLAND WITH LOVE swept me away. I was on board and fully engaged from the very first scene to its satisfying ending. Alanko writes with humor and grace, deftly weaving moments of poignancy and longing with madcap antics and sparkling dialogue. Alina is an unforgettable character and the supporting cast of characters is rich, varied and utterly original. I highly recommend this book.\"\u003c\/i\u003e-Vicky Mlyniec, Award-winning writer and editor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Libra Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008760463600,"sku":"9780989427210","price":13.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780989427210_p0.jpg?v=1763891916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989427210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}