Purge
By: Sofi Oksanen ; translated from the Finnish by Lola Rogers
Contributors: Rogers, Lola
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Black Cat; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780802170774
Work titles: Puhdistus
Description: Aliide Truu, an older woman guilty of crimes during the Soviet occupation of Estonia, takes in a young woman, Zara, who is trying to escape a sex-trafficking ring, and as they work through their suspicion, the two rediscover a tragic family history from the past.
Notes: "Purge (Puhdistus) was first published in 2008 in the Finnish language by WSOY."