HANNA'S DAUGHTERS - Sweeping through one hundred years of Scandinavian history, this luminous story follows three generations of Swedish women--a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter--whose lives are linked through a century of great love and great loss. $11.20
THE WREATH - A magnificent new translation of the first volume of a landmark historical saga by a Nobel Prize-winning novelist. Originally published in Norway in 1920, "The Wreath" is set in the 14th century and tells the story of the courtship of a strong-willed and passionate young woman and a dangerously charming and impetuous man. Undset's lyrical prose combines the sounds and style of Nordic ballads, European courtly poetry, and religious literature. $11.95
THE WIFE - Sigrid Undset was the first woman to win the Nobel prize for literature. Since Kristin Lavransdatter was first published in America in the 1920s, succeeding generations have read it and found Kristin and Erland's story resonated in their hearts in a way that few books do. Undset has the rare gift of understanding the inner feelings of men as well as women. $10.40
THE CROSS - The Cross (1922) finds Kristin returning with her husband, Erlend, and their sons to her childhood home, Jorundgaard. As the boys grow older, Kristin is increasingly worried about their prospects, and she and Erlend become estranged. The most devastating and emotional volume in the trilogy, The Cross chronicles the trials and losses Kristin must bear. $10.40
Sigrid Undset's MASTER OF HESTVIKEN series! Enjoy these powerful, romantic, intense adventures! Retail $13.00 - $10.40
THE AXE - Volume 1
THE SNAKE PIT - Volume 2
IN THE WILDERNESS - Volume 3
THE SON AVENGER - Volume 4
CITY OF MY DREAMS - A masterpiece of historical realism, this sweeping narrative creates unforgettable characters and gives a cross-section of life in nineteenth-century Stockholm. City of My Dreams broke the record for bestsellers in Sweden. $17.95
SAINT BRIDE AND HER BOOK: Birgitta of Sweden dealt as an equal with popes and emperors, and was acknowledged by almost all as God's ambassador. This text, written in England in the fifteenth century, extracts the scribes' favorite episodes from the longer Latin Revelations. $15.96
THE BOY FROM DUCK RIVER - First published in Norwegian in 1814, this book is about the special moment in history when the constitution was formed. The tale has an 11 year old boy as the main character. Ultimately it was for that young boy on an impoverished farm, whose father was horse king on Eidsvoll Estate that the constitution was created. $18.95