![]() ![]() Engaging episodes punctuate long spells of reflection. Kristin Lavransdatter 1 The Bridal Wreath Sigrid Undset, Charles Archer (Translator) 4.03 7,114 ratings875 reviews The first book in Sigrid Undset's trilogy recounting the life of Kristin Lavransdatter is an insightful coming-of-age story set in Norway during the Middle Ages. ![]() The pacing undulates, which is perhaps inevitable in such a long book. The balance of passion, guilt, love, and intrigue are well. 864)Įach time she glanced over at him she would lower her gaze, overwhelmed, when she saw in Erland’s face how young she was. This is a surprisingly wonderful book, telling the story of a Norwegian woman in the medieval times. She didn’t think she had let her temper get the better of her very often couldn’t he see that it was usually when she was tired and worn out with sorrows and anguish, which she had tried to bear alone? That was when she could easily lose mastery over her feelings. But what offended her most bitterly was that Erland would never offer to forget and forgive unless she first humbled herself and asked him meekly to do so. One such crisis produces the following masterpiece of hurt:Ĭertainly she had been wrong many times before, and in anger she had often spoken mean and vile words to her husband. The latter is just serious enough to resent the former’s resentment of his unseriousness, resulting in the main crises of the storyline. Kristin Lavransdatter narrates the epic romance of a serious woman and an unserious man. ![]()
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