In 1941, Estonia is under the iron rule of the Sowiet Union. Fifteen-year-old Madli is struggling to understand why she can't raise her country's flag, why soldiers are waiting around every corner, and why her father was taken away in the night. Her annual vacation to Hiiumma Island for the Midsummer celebration is the one thing she has to look forward too.

But in the midst of the celebrations, the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, and are on a path that will take them through Estonia. When Madli hears about a band of forest-dwelling freedom fighters determined to overthrow the Soviets at any cost, she is forced to decide whether she'd rather live under the evil regime she knows, or help another evil regime in hopes her father will be freed and her nation's story heard.

Gripping and packed with suspense, The Darkest Corner of the World shows just how far one girl will go to protect everything she loves.

Urve Tamberg grew up in Toronto as the daughter of Estonian immigrant parents. With a B.Sc (Physical Therapy) and an M.B.A., her management career spanned both the public and private sectors of health care. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, travelling, spending time with family, and, of course, reading. Urve lives in Oakville, Ontario.
The Darkest Corner of the World is her first novel.