In a way that only the medium of comics can, The Book of Hope slows the reader down to the rhythms of the life of a retired couple living in a rural countryside. Behind the static, routine moments of everyday life something bigger takes shape. Encroaching
The story of women's magic in agrarian Finnish Karelia. Two women struggle with their lives: Eila is a girl in love with farmhand Seppo and Aino's marriage feels like hard work. It also seems like the whole village suspects Aino of using vile magic to get married. When the two of them meet they decide it's time to take matters into their own hands and visit wicked spirit Lempo for help.