Anna Amnell: Lucia and Luka
[written in Finnish. Lucia ja Luka. Kyynärän mittainen tyttö ja poika]
Helsinki, Finland. Books on Demand
B/W illustration by Matti Amnell.
2013, 120 pages ISBN 978-952-498-842-1
Cover: Jan van Hemessen: Die Goldwägerin
bpk/Gemäldegalerie, SMB/Jörg P. Anders
Historical novel for young readers, 8-15 years old.
Order from Books on Demand (BoD) Price: € 19 90 *tax included
Themes: the 16th century, 1562-1563, Turku, Wittenberg, Prince John of Finland, Catharine Jagellon, renaissance court in Turku, Finland, growth hormone deficiency, Erik XIV of Sweden, Ivan the Terrible, Lucia Olavsdaughter, Luka of Dalmatia, friendship, romantic love.
For several years Anna Amnell has done meticulous research on the 16th century. "Lucia and Luka" [Lucia ja Luka] is her seventh historical novel for young readers.
”Anna Amnell tells us about her journey as a writer of children’s books from Italian renaissance to Turku castle through three books. Her heroine is Lucia, short in stature, who comes to the court of Duke John and Catherine Jagellon in Turku, in the middle of the 16th century. The background of the plot is a vast non-fiction part which deals with genetics and disturbances in growth, among other things. Besides Turku, Tallinn is also a scene of Amnell’s books, and the various ways of social behaviour are described, too.” Vuokko Jokinen – Summary. Tyyris Tyllerö , a journal of children´s culture 4/2013, a special Turku edition, Ismo Loivamaa, editor.
[written in Finnish. Lucia ja Luka. Kyynärän mittainen tyttö ja poika]
Helsinki, Finland. Books on Demand
B/W illustration by Matti Amnell.
2013, 120 pages ISBN 978-952-498-842-1
Cover: Jan van Hemessen: Die Goldwägerin
bpk/Gemäldegalerie, SMB/Jörg P. Anders
Historical novel for young readers, 8-15 years old.
Order from Books on Demand (BoD) Price: € 19 90 *tax included
Themes: the 16th century, 1562-1563, Turku, Wittenberg, Prince John of Finland, Catharine Jagellon, renaissance court in Turku, Finland, growth hormone deficiency, Erik XIV of Sweden, Ivan the Terrible, Lucia Olavsdaughter, Luka of Dalmatia, friendship, romantic love.
For several years Anna Amnell has done meticulous research on the 16th century. "Lucia and Luka" [Lucia ja Luka] is her seventh historical novel for young readers.
”Anna Amnell tells us about her journey as a writer of children’s books from Italian renaissance to Turku castle through three books. Her heroine is Lucia, short in stature, who comes to the court of Duke John and Catherine Jagellon in Turku, in the middle of the 16th century. The background of the plot is a vast non-fiction part which deals with genetics and disturbances in growth, among other things. Besides Turku, Tallinn is also a scene of Amnell’s books, and the various ways of social behaviour are described, too.” Vuokko Jokinen – Summary. Tyyris Tyllerö , a journal of children´s culture 4/2013, a special Turku edition, Ismo Loivamaa, editor.