The Girl from the Archipelago
"The breeze off the sea was balmy and we weren't cold at all with our backs against the bare rock. I put the soles of my feet together and groped for my siblings. As I lowered my fingertips to each face in turn, it twisted up. No one resisted; everyone was present and accounted for."
Kira's journey into adulthood and the lost takes her readers from the enchanting Archipelago to the busy streets of New York and the rugged coast of Ireland.
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Reviews
"Tuire Krogerus's nautical-themed debut novel creates a surprisingly strong connection between a broken childhood and the terrifying present...Her debut book is a mature and well-thought-out novel."
"Krogerus' text immerses the reader deeply into all time levels... There is a whole world inside the book."
"The work is beautiful, horrible and sad. Krogerus draws you in and highlights femininity, motherhood, society, the world, men, emotions. I loved this immensely and immersed myself in every era and geographical location with every sense."
"Tuire Krogerus' Majakka varjo surprised me and took a place in my top ten books of the year.
I especially liked the unique narrative, the touch of humor in the midst of a dark subject, and above all, how authentically the author describes the chaotic everyday life of a family as seen through the eyes of a child. The story alternates between the main character Kira's childhood spent in the Archipelago Sea and the present. The focus is on an insecure childhood and its effects on oneself, relationships, and parenting. The tone is dark, but not just heavy, and the story progresses smoothly."
"In The Girl from the Archipelago, a resourceful but long-silenced woman-child finds herself and her voice. Through the watchful eye of her protagonist Kira, Tuire Krogerus zooms in on parental neglect, sibling dynamics, and the sexual grooming and exploitation of minors, themes rarely addressed in Finnish fiction. The approach is head-on and the pain immediate; there is no historical distance to soften the blows, no clear-cut resolution, no happy ending. The work's emotional power builds surreptitiously, culminating in a visceral depiction of the solace inherent in acceptance of reality and its ambiguities: of how things were and are, not how they ought to have been. A necessary and cathartic homage to lives that have not received sufficient witness—and an all-too-relevant read for the Epstein age." Kristian London
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Complete translation of the original edition (335 pp.)
COPYRIGHT © Tuire Krogerus 2025
TRANSLATION © Kristian London, 2026. All rights reserved
ORIGINAL TITLE: Majakan varjo (Aviador Kustannus, Helsinki, 2025)
DESIGN & TYPESETTING: Saara Hankama
PRINTED BY: Oy Nord Print Ab, Finland
PUBLISHED BY: Aviador Kustannus 2026
FORM: Paperbag
PAGES: 341
ISBN: 9789523814783