{"product_id":"9780241730119","title":"The Red Book of Farewells by Saisio, Pirkko","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Saisio, Pirkko \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOf specific Lesbian interest\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 August 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin International Writers' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e135 x 216 x 27 | 330g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A Finnish masterpiece of autofiction... a dreamy, complex and therefore so very human portrait of the formation of a great artist' Financial Times‘This is where she would like to belong, here in the kingdom of women, where words are sharp but gazes are soft.’In 1970s Helsinki, a revolutionary storm is blowing through Pirkko Saisio’s university. She has moved out of her family home, joined a communist theatre, and fallen in love for the first time. Her newly shaved head looks unmistakably modern, and Bertold Brecht lives on her windowsill to profess God-like words of wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayful, moving and original, this autofictional coming-of-age story embeds the reader in a world where art and activism are irrevocably intertwined, and where queer love, still a crime, thrives in underground bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her mesmerizing account of radical politics and sexual awakening, Pirkko Saisio offers a series of farewells, to her mother, to the idealism of youth, to friends and lovers, and finally to her grown daughter. The grand finale of the award-winning Helsinki trilogy, The Red Book of Farewells embraces the revolutionary potential of moving on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burley Fisher Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65037151895929,"sku":"9780241730119","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/3385\/2310\/files\/9780241730119.jpg?v=1793276092","url":"https:\/\/burleyfisherbooks.com\/products\/9780241730119","provider":"Burley Fisher Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}