The Englishman First Edition Paperback

The first edition of the first novel ever published by Helena Halme!

The Englishman (republished as The English Heart in 2017), the debut novel by Helena Halme, came out in 2013 in a larger format paperback (9" x 6"). The cover image in this edition features a photograph of the 'real' Englishman onboard HMS Apollo in 1987, reflecting the semi-autobiographical nature of the story.

Very few copies of this first edition are available, but you can own one now!

When a young Finnish student is invited to the British embassy cocktail party in Helsinki to celebrate a Royal Navy visit to Finland, she's not looking for romance. After all, her future has been carefully planned. She's to complete her degree, marry her respectable, well-to-do Finnish finance Matti, and live happily ever after.

Enter the dashing Peter, a newly qualified naval officer. Like a moth to a flame, Kaisa falls head over heels in love.

Kaisa and Peter embark on a long-distance relationship, but at the height of the Cold War, while the Englishman chases Russian submarines, Kaisa is stuck in Finland, a country friendly with the Soviet Union. 

Can they trust each other? Can their love go the distance?

Read The Englishman, a stylish 1980s Nordic love story based on true events, today!

**** The postage is FREE but this edition is only available in the UK - sorry! ****