In post-war 1940s Finland, an idealistic American couple befriend a Russian couple, and inadvertently wreck the lives of everyone around them, in Karl Marlantes' Cold Victory.
The two husbands decide to have a friendly ski race, not realizing the physical, emotional, and political toll the race will take on their families. Meanwhile, the two wives decide to try and help an orphanage full of Finnish children, another well-meaning act that goes sour.
I was unprepared for where this novel would go, thinking at the outset it would be more of an adventure story based around the ski race; but the story continues to take darker and darker turns. Interesting storytelling throughout. Recommended.
I checked this out from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana.
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