Sukulaiset: The Kindred

"Sukulaiset portrays the journey of Elin Gustafson from the shores of Lake Superior to the shores of Lake Onega in the Soviet Republic of Karelia during the Great Depression. The story unfolds during Stalin's reign of terror and depicts the interwoven lives of Elin, her daughter Alexis, an immigrant American logger, and two Eastonian wrapped up in the brutal conflict between Nazi Germany and Communist Russia."--Page 4 of cover.