Katja Maaria Kettu (born Heikkinen, April 10, 1978) is a Finnish contemporary writer and film producer.

The book was nominated for the Helsingin-Sanomat literature prize as best debut novel.

[1] In the book Kettu describes the love between a Finnish midwife and a German officer during the Second World War.

She shows in brutal scenes of birth, abortion and murder how people are able to suffer for love.

The story is inspired by the life of Kettu's grandparents.