Synopsis: Callously ravished by the man she hoped to love, an 11th Century Norwegian woman shapes her life around dreams of vengeance. Review: Gunnar’s Daughter is an early novel from the Sigrid Undset, author of the Nobel Prize-winning Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, and it is no less of a powerful, shocking work not just for a [...]
Gunnar’s Daughter by Sigrid Undset (Translated by Arthur G. Chater)
November 9th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Tags: Norwegian Literature
The Red Queen’s Daughter by Jacqueline Kolosov
September 1st, 2007 · 6 Comments
Synopsis: The orphaned daughter of Henry VII’s widow Katherine Parr finds herself at court, ostensibly as a lady-in-waiting but in reality to serve Queen Elizabeth as a white magician. Review: The Red Queen’s Daughter is one of the last of the galleys I picked up at Book Expo this year. I don’t read a lot [...]
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The Cross (Kristin Lavransdatter 3) by Sigrid Undset
May 22nd, 2007 · 9 Comments
Synopsis: As her seven sons grow to manhood in 13th Century Norway, Kristin finds her marriage tested by long-simmering resentments, and struggles with her passage into senescence. Review: This might be my favorite of all three Kristin Lavransdatter books, because I think Undset is operating at the peak of her narrative powers. She really brings [...]
Tags: Norwegian Literature
The Wife (Kristin Lavransdatter II) by Sigrid Undset
March 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment
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. Review: I didn’t think it was going to be possible for Undset to outdo her achievement [...]
Tags: Norwegian Literature
The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter 1) by Sigrid Undset
November 17th, 2006 · 6 Comments
Synopsis: Kristin Lavransdatter is a girl in 14th Century Norway, betrothed to one man but desperately in love with another. Share on Facebook
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