Papin tytär
By Juhani Aho
Cover: Landscape from Kangasala by Eero Järnefelt (1863-1937) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Elli grows up in a country rectory, a spirited girl whose imagination finds little room in her strict father's house. A summer visit by a young student wakes hopes in her that the life planned for a pastor's daughter cannot hold. Aho's early novel is a quiet study of a girl shaped by what is expected of her.
Summary written with Claude Opus 5.5.