Sigrid Undset

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Kristin Lavransdatter

The Wreath

I absolutely loved this book! I find myself often discovering that classic novels are some of the best and most interesting books I read. I suppose that's what makes then a classic. I would rank this with Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë works in terms of storytelling, longing, love, and betrayals.

Emma Lechner

Fran Lewis

It was a hard book to get into but it was good after all. For a Nobel prize in literature it is a surprisingly good read.

Lizzy Grayson

I read this book just over 3 years ago and have been saying ever since that it is my favorite book. From someone who has never really had a "favorite" book (just a bunch of favorites), this was a big deal for me, and I started to question whether it was really as good as I remembered. Having just finished re-reading this 1,124 page book in under 2 weeks, I think I can safely say that I was not mistaken in my first analysis. It is still by far my favorite book, and I actually loved and appreciated it on an even deeper level since I was less focused on the plot itself (additionally, this is probably a book that is better appreciated when one is not reading while nursing at 3am as I was the first time through hahaha). Any time I have ever tried to explain this book, I have felt that I was doing it a deep injustice, so I'll just leave my immense love of it (and this petty attempt at putting words together in a review) as evidence that you, too, should journey to medieval Norway and get to know Kristin Lavransdatter.

Donald

I think it's fair to say that this is the greatest romance novel ever written.

Christopher McCaffery

That was completely wild and I'm not sure what to think.

'There you can see Husaby, Kristin. May God grant you many happy days there, my wife!' The wife continues the story of a passionate and wilful woman in medieval Norway. Kristin Lavransdatter is now married to Erlend Nikulausson, a man whose single-minded determination to become an influential social and political figure forces Kristin to take over the management of Erlend's estate, Husaby, while raising their seven sons. Once again, Sigrid Undset presents the rich historical detail and compelling characters that make her Norway's most beloved author. Award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally not only captures the modern beauty of this historical epic, but she also restores passages omitted from the original English translation. 'A masterpiece . . . writing in a prose as vigorous, articulate and naturalistic as the novel it re-creates, Tiina Nunnally brilliantly captures a world both remote and strangely familiar.' -PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize citation

The Wife

I think this is good. Still trying to decide. Totally wild ride.

Simon Elliott Stegall

This is a brilliant and heartbreaking book, in more ways than one. I was more moved by its ending than I have been since I read J.D. Salinger's "Franny and Zooey" 5 years ago. I see why this book won the Nobel Prize for literature. Highly recommend.

Maytal

Wow, what can I say about this book. I've never seen such amazing world building before. Each time I opened the book I fell into Norway in the 1300s and could believe every word. This book shows the struggles of sin, grief, jealousy, love in a powerful story of an ordinary woman and her life. Would recommend to anyone interested in reading to choose the edition by this translator, who did an amazing job. I also recommend taking this book slowly - let yourself fall into this world and stay there for a bit with Kristin.

Seth Kalback

Joshua Line

'There you can see Husaby, Kristin. May God grant you many happy days there, my wife!'The wife continues the story of a passionate and wilful woman in medieval Norway. Kristin Lavransdatter is now married to Erlend Nikulausson, a man whose single-minded determination to become an influential social and political figure forces Kristin to take over the management of Erlend's estate, Husaby, while raising their seven sons. Once again, Sigrid Undset presents the rich historical detail and compelling characters that make her Norway's most beloved author. Award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally not only captures the modern beauty of this historical epic, but she also restores passages omitted from the original English translation.'A masterpiece . . . writing in a prose as vigorous, articulate and naturalistic as the novel it re-creates, Tiina Nunnally brilliantly captures a world both remote and strangely familiar.'-PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize citation

The Cross

Scordatura

Noha Abdelaziz

Brigid Hogan

Elizabeth Hisserich

pam a lamb

Chronicles the life of a fourteenth-century Scandinavian woman, Kristin, from her youth, through her tumultuous marriage, and to her later estrangement from her husband.

Kristin Lavransdatter (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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