Mariekkela: From Finland, with Love by Stuart Ledwith PhD – Review by Angela Hayes

Mariekkela: From Finland, with Love by Stuart Ledwith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3 Stars

“This is the exact spot where my Kari fell when he was shot. I knelt over his body… we were both naked. We had just been together in the sauna when we heard the Russians coming. He ran to get his rifle that was leaning on the wall by the door and stepped outside to shoot back at them and was hit in the head. He fell right here. I started screaming, sobbing. His friends came outside to fight and were killed too. Then I remember them pulling me off Kari and dragging me by the hair inside the door.”

Mariekkela: From Finland, With Love by Stuart Ledwith is an interesting historical chronicle story that tells the life of a woman named Mariekkela after her husband dies in the 1939 Winter War at the hands of the Russian army. It is a story of love, loss, remembering, strength, survival, drama, and history.
Again, this is an original story, told in Mr. Ledwith’s unique style that has an almost documentary feel to it. It is a thought-provoking read that had me thinking of what life must have been like back then. But also portrays the timeless power of love.

Thank you, Stuart Ledwith!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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