 The book has achieved international notice, and has been translated into seven languages.Her career as a widely published author has lasted more than forty years; ever since her first novel came out in 1968, she has been one of Finland's most-read authors and strives to publish a new novel each year.It has been said on the Kirjasampo website (the representative of public libraries in Finland), that she has been the single most influential author to have shaped Finnish women's thinking.