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Cast a Long Shadow

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Based on actual court records, this compelling novel from Leena Lander retells the story of Finland

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

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Leena Lander

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Leena Lander is a Finnish author. In 1992 she won the Thanks for the Book Award for „The Home of the Dark Butterflies“ which was made into a successful Finnish film in 2008. She also won the Pro Finlandia Award in 2000.

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June 14, 2023
Kiinnostava ja hyvin kylmäävä mutta kummallinen. Teos tempasi mukaansa ja lukukokemus oli mukava. Silti en oikein kykene antamaan kolmea tähteä, kenties siksi, että kehyskertomus tuskaisine kirjailijoineen jäi etäiseksi ja absurdiksi. Tarina olisi toiminut minulle paremmin ilman sen kummempia kerronnan tasoja ja luotettavuudella pelaamista.

Lankeaa pitkä varjo on historiallisesti tärkeä romaani, joka teki vierailun Kastelholman linnassa astetta merkityksellisemmäksi.
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April 26, 2012
It is the year of our Lord 1666. A beggar woman is burned at the stake as a witch. Whiel awaiting execution, the condemned woman informs on thirteen others, and Northern Europe's most infamous witch hunt begins. Nils Psilander, a learned circuit court judge, begins a chain of interrogations, separating the guilty from the innocent, pronouncing sentences. Although he is a progressive man, the Judge is trapped in the prevailing ideas of his time, and innocent women pay the price with their lives. Based on actual court records, this compelling novel retells the story of the infamous witch trials of 17th century Southern Finland. Leena Lander, through her skillful blending of historical research and imaginative characterization, has created a novel with a fascinating and haunting voice. Lander untangles the skein of deceit and treachery, of political intrigue and human indifference which permitted the tragic deaths of seven innocent women.
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April 13, 2018
Nils Psilander tuomitsi seitsemän viatonta naista kuolemaan. Prosessiin liittyy merkillinen kokoelma väärennettyjä todisteita, kidutuksella hankittuja valheita, jälkien peittämistä, juridista epäjohdonmukaisuutta.
"Tämä juttu ei ole minua varten", sanoin kun tiesin, että sillä oli jo ote minusta. Kiskon vastoin parempaa tietoani kihlakunnantuomari Nils Psilanderin maatuneen ruumiin Ahvenanmaan mullasta ja ryhdyn luomaan häntä uudelleen.
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