Original title: Mustarastas
Author: Inka Nousiainen
Published: 2019
Publisher: WSOY
Genre: Literary Fiction
Pages: 170
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English sample & synopsis
A heart-gripping story of loss, letting go, and of hope that won’t fade away – based on a true story.
In August 1989 a young man goes on a cruise boat with his friends, and disappears. The only thing that returns is a yellow backpack and endless sorrow. The tragedy changes the lives of the whole family. Uncertainty of the brother’s fate makes his little sister ask even years later, what happened on that night on M/S Fennia?
The sister, grown up with the trauma, returns to the memories of past with hope to finally be able to say goodbye.
Memories and the importance of stories are at the heart of this novel. Because as long as you are remembered you are still with us.
–Etelä-Suomen Sanomat newspaper