Red Moon over White Sea

Red Moon over White Sea (original Finnish title Vienan punainen kuu, 1992) is the first novel published in English by Finland’s best-selling author Laila Hietamies. White Sea Karelia, also called Viena, located just south of the White Sea, is the historical setting for this novel which depicts the love, drama, and tragedy of two young women tossed by powerful historical forces, the Russian Revolution of 1917, Finland’s Civil War of 1918, and the clashes of ideologies. A son of Viena, Ilja Huotari, once lost to emigration to Canada, returns a rich man to build a house never seen before in White Sea Karelia. This house is at the center of dramatic events and drastic change.