Kristin Lavransdatter: The Cross;Kristin Lavransdatter - Volume III (Paperback)

from reluctantacademic

My father once spoke of three great female characters in fiction - Kristin Lavransdatter was one. Becky Sharp of Thackeray's Vanity Fair another. I wish I could remember who the third was (not Elizabeth Bennett - not in his opinion, anyway), but I can't. I've two translations of one of the books ...

from Donna828

Kristin is finally showing some growth in this last book of the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy. She epitomizes all colors of the spectrum of emotion, from the red of her fury and bitterness toward Erlend to the violet of finally finding God's redemption. Her love/hate relationship with Erlend set ...

from lauralkeet

Kristin Lavaransdatter is a trilogy set in 14th century Norway, and follows the life of a strong, independent woman. The first volume covered Kristin's childhood and marriage; the second, her life as a mother, bearing seven sons and managing a large agricultural estate. The Cross is the third and...

from wagner.sarah35

The final volume of the Kristin Lavransdatter, detailing the trials of Kristin's latter years in medieval Norway. Kristin's struggles with her husband Erlend, her sons, and her past sins continue, interspersed with the details of daily life and culture in medieval Norway. As in the best historica...

from xuebi

In The Cross, Sigrid Undset draws the sweeping narrative of Kristin Lavransdatter and life in mediaeval Norway to a close. Following on from The Wife, Kristin and Erlend return to Jørundgård as the couple become estranged and Kristin worries about the prospects of her sons. This volume definitely...