Purge

Book • 2010
Purge by Sofi Oksanen tells the story of Aliide Truu, an elderly woman living in a remote Estonian village, and Zara, a young woman who has escaped from sex trafficking.

The novel spans decades, weaving together themes of survival, collusion, and resistance against the backdrop of Estonia's tumultuous 20th-century history.

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