Purge / Sofi Oksanen 388 p.

I was intrigued by this book when I saw it on the cart, and I wasn't disappointed. Two Estonian women, both of whom have suffered terrible consequences in their generations' respective wars, meet and establish a shaky relationship. It's set in a small farming community in Estonia, and alternates between the early '90s and the WWII era. I love contrasts, and this book sets up a great one: in the midst of periods of terrifying upheaval, these women keep up an intense domestic pace. They can, card, milk and weave while dodging rocks, bullets and knives.