Maria Bouroncle
Twelve-year-old Hilja and her little brother Antti have been forced to leave everyone and everything behind. They are just two of the many Finnish children sent to Sweden to escape the war — to a life without their mother, father, and siblings.
The Girl with a Nametag
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Twelve-year-old Hilja and her little brother Antti have been forced to leave everyone and everything behind. They are just two of the many Finnish children sent to Sweden to escape the war — to a life without their mother, father, and siblings.
After three days of travel and two weeks in quarantine, they arrive in the small village of Vesene in southwestern Sweden. Despite Hilja’s promise to her mother to always look after her brother, they are separated at the train station. Even so, Hilja soon begins to appreciate her new life on the farm with Aunt Maria and the quiet Artur. What she does not know is that the family is hiding a dark secret…
The Girl with a Nametag is based on a true story and is the standalone sequel to It Came to Me on a Whim – The Story of Ingeborg Andersson, Child Murderess.
March 2026
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