Author: Pirkko Pekkarinen
Fuller name: Pirkko Anna Amnell
Alternate names: Anna Amnell; Pirkko Pekkarinen; Amnell, Anna
Born: 28.06.1938
Bio: Anna Amnell lives in Helsinki. She lived her childhood and school years in the rural area of Finland. She was an AFS-exchange student to the United States, was in Cyprus in 1974 and lived in Canada during the 19 80s. She has Master's degree from the University of Helsinki and has been a house-wife, and worked as a free lance journalist and teacher. She started writing fiction in her fifties. Anna Amnell is member of The Union of Finnish Writers, Writers in Helsinki and Finnish Writers for Children and Young People. She is married and has three adult children. For several years she has done meticulous research on the 16th century. "An Escape to Tallinn" is her sixth historical novel for young readers.
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