When Time Runs Out
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"The world is on the brink of catastrophe. If we lose hope in a better future, what are we left with?
A young man is shooting people from a rooftop in downtown Helsinki.
An unsuspecting mother is confronted with a horrifying scenario she's powerless to stop.
A sister can only watch events unfold from afar.
Over the course of a day, one family fractures and with lives at stake each member must examine everything that brought them to this moment. But this crisis goes beyond their small lives; Aslak is not the only boy on a rooftop with a gun today. He is part of an international group set on stopping environmental disaster by killing as many of those they deem responsible as they can.
Can a desperate mother reconcile her complicated feelings towards her son and reach him in time to stop a catastrophe? This is the story of the lives on the brink and finding hope in the face of despair."
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I read this in the Finnish original a few years ago and enjoyed it immensely.
"The world is on the brink of catastrophe. If we lose hope in a better future, what are we left with?
A young man is shooting people from a rooftop in downtown Helsinki.
An unsuspecting mother is confronted with a horrifying scenario she's powerless to stop.
A sister can only watch events unfold from afar.
Over the course of a day, one family fractures and with lives at stake each member must examine everything that brought them to this moment. But this crisis goes beyond their small lives; Aslak is not the only boy on a rooftop with a gun today. He is part of an international group set on stopping environmental disaster by killing as many of those they deem responsible as they can.
Can a desperate mother reconcile her complicated feelings towards her son and reach him in time to stop a catastrophe? This is the story of the lives on the brink and finding hope in the face of despair."
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I read this in the Finnish original a few years ago and enjoyed it immensely.
Congratulations on winning the Home Sweet Home sweepstakes! The author lives in Helsinki and I live in Espoo, which is the second biggest city in Finland and part of the Helsinki region. I hope you'll enjoy this book as much as I did!
Thank you very much for this book Annimanni! The author is new to me and I'm very looking forward to reading it.
A difficult subject... What makes someone shoot at random people...
The book was chosen from the First Sentence VBB and is now travelling to Portugal. Enjoy the read!
Oh my, I'm SO happy with this choice! :-) And what are the odds for that? Choosing a Finnish author in these circumstances is so cool!
Thank you so much for sharing this book in First Sentences VBB, sedna5213. And thank you for the bookmark and the card that came with it. I trully appreciate it.
Thank you so much for sharing this book in First Sentences VBB, sedna5213. And thank you for the bookmark and the card that came with it. I trully appreciate it.
