Project Gutenberg 2018-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 79 Talvio, Maila 1871 1951 Mikkola, Maila Winter Juha Joutsia Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen "Juha Joutsia" by Maila Talvio is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the life of Juha, whose family is preparing for his wedding amidst a backdrop rich with local customs, interpersonal dramas, and societal expectations. The narrative explores Juha's relationships with his sisters and his struggles with the responsibilities of adulthood as he prepares to take over his new role as a husband. The opening portion introduces us to the bustling preparations at Raso for Juha's upcoming wedding. We meet his loving sisters, who have taken on the family responsibilities after their mother's death, and see glimpses of the family's dynamics, including the frustration concerning their father, an alcoholic. Juha, portrayed as the cherished younger brother, is more interested in reading than in farm work and is caught between his sisters’ nurturing instincts and the looming expectations of becoming a husband. This segment sets up the complexities of family loyalty, the blending of joy and sorrow during the wedding preparations, and hints at potential conflicts that may arise from Juha's romantic entanglements, especially concerning the affections of his sister Helena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Finnish fiction -- 20th century PH Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 515105 514858 2025-03-22T14:52:49.324579 2023-09-24T11:51:55.856741 text/html text/html 514926 514851 2024-12-23T13:33:53.675080 2023-09-24T11:51:56.082737 text/html text/html 253220 2025-03-22T14:52:57.087541 application/epub+zip 259715 2025-03-22T14:52:51.385553 application/epub+zip 259715 2025-03-22T14:52:50.123580 application/epub+zip 441758 2025-03-22T14:53:01.371533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414070 2025-03-22T14:52:56.295525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392340 2022-08-25T15:49:12.082870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465066 465042 2025-03-22T14:52:48.842563 2023-09-24T11:51:55.498715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 442511 2018-04-15T09:34:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174248 2018-04-15T09:34:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18790 2025-03-22T14:53:01.500524 application/rdf+xml 10863 2025-03-22T14:52:50.656578 image/jpeg 3008 2025-03-22T14:52:50.388564 image/jpeg 249424 2025-03-22T14:52:49.369614 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia