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100	1		_aWuori, Martti, _d1858-1934
245	1	0	_aParas ystävätär
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2025-08-27
508			_aJuhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
520			_a"Paras ystävätär : Avioliittoromaani" by Martti Wuori is a marriage novel written in the early 20th century. It portrays an intense friendship between the wealthy school-leaver Toini Karppi and her younger schoolmate Hillevi, whose beauty and precocious poise draw admiring eyes and stir rivalries. As the ambitious lawyer Herbert Hursti courts Toini, a subtle triangle forms, testing loyalty, class sensibilities, and the boundaries of female friendship on the brink of marriage. The opening follows a school recess where Toini openly dotes on Hillevi and invites her to lavish birthday dances at the Karppi home, provoking classmates’ envy. At the ball, Hillevi’s striking looks and dancing captivate the room—and catch Herbert’s eye—while his ongoing attentions to Toini advance toward an unspoken understanding. A summer in Baden-Baden cements the engagement, after which Hillevi’s hurt surfaces briefly before she reconciles and frequents the couple’s company, masking deeper feelings with tact and charm. Preparations intensify as the groom shifts into diplomatic service and the family readies a grand church wedding, with the narrative poised at the decorated altar as the ceremony approaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cHelsinki: Kust.Oy Kirja, 1929
653			_aFinnish fiction -- 20th century
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76747
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