Burnt Land

Name: Burnt Land
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Tua Harno
ISBN: 9781536666489

Author: Tua Harno, Kristian London

Narrator: Siiri Scott

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 03/07/2017

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological, Women

Synopsis

In the Outback gold-mining camps of Kalgoorlie, Australia, life is as gritty and harsh as the orange sand blasted from the pitted, scorched earth. For men, it can be lonely, but for women, in a land where little is protected, danger lurks in every leering glance.And Sanna is terrified. A graduate student researching gender equality in the mines while attempting to hide her pregnancy, she left her abusive boyfriend and her unstable family far behind in Finland, hoping to find inner peace in a new environment—only to find crude, scary men and tragic stories.Amid the parched, hostile surroundings, Sanna impossibly starts to feel love when she meets middle-aged miner Martti—another Finn, another restless soul with emotional scars. As their relationship deepens and her pregnancy progresses, Sanna’s unfulfilled desire for healing draws her to a charismatic spiritual guide who promises enlightenment. When Sanna follows her guide on an extended walkabout into the barren yet magical Australian desert, she discovers new connections with nature and herself. But will her quest lead her to happiness and peace, or could this trek be far more dangerous than she ever imagined?

About Tua Harno

Tua Harno is an award-winning writer living in Helsinki, Finland. Her first novel, Those Who Stay—a story about roots, family, and the songs of Leonard Cohen—won the Pentti Saarikoski writing competition in 2012, and an honorable mention in the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize competition for best debut novel in 2013. Burnt Land is her second novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Constantine on July 05, 2019

Rating: 3.0/5.0 Dumped by her boyfriend and pregnant, Sanna moves to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia to research about gender equality in the mines in that area. Kalgoorlie is famous with several mines including one of gold and many of irons. In Australia, she faces many hardships where she meets tough......more

Goodreads review by Polly on March 07, 2017

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Set in the gold mines of the Australian Outback, the challenge of the environment is of the utmost importance to Sanna, since she is so unfamiliar with how this subculture works. She is naive, almost painfully so, and must fulfill her u......more

Goodreads review by Noora on September 14, 2020

Nyt on tehtävä pieni tunnustus: en lukenut tätä kirjaa aivan kannesta kanteen ja jokaista sanaa. Pakko oli lukea selailemalla, koska kirjassa tapahtuu niin paljon ja niin traagisia, järkyttäviä ja kipeitä asioita, että päätin säästää niiltä itseäni. Mutta tärkeimmät kohdat luin, ja ne mitkä luin, ol......more

Goodreads review by Helena on March 04, 2017

Harnon upean esikoiskirjan jälkeen odotukset olivat korkealla. Ihan samanlaiseen tunnelmaan en tätä lukiessa päässyt, mutta pidin tästäkin. Lähtemisen ja jäämisen teema jäi siitä edellisestä kirjasta mieleen, ja jollain tavalla sen saman teeman ympärille tämäkin tarina kietoutui. Hyvä kirja jättää m......more