The Wife (Kristin Lavransdatter II) by Sigrid Undset

March 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
Now married to her beloved Erlend Niklausson, Kristin takes up her new life as the mistress of Husaby, fearful that the child that grows inside her will expose her secret shame and cause her father to reject her.
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Translator Tiina Nunnally on Kristin Lavransdatter

March 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Amazon.com has an online book club, and they’re currently reading the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy by Sigrid Unset. I read the first one last fall, and am looking forward to books 2 and 3.
I fell in love with Kristin, and so did translator Tiina Nunnally, who writes for Amazon:
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