Synopsis: Set during the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905, this richly detailed novel of love and loss was inspired by the life of the author's great-great-aunts. Oleanna and her sister Elisabeth are the last of their family working their farm deep in the western fjordland. A new century has begun, and the world outside is changing, but in the Sunnfjord their world is as small and secluded as the verdant banks of a high mountain lake. The arrival of Anders, a cotter living just across the farm's border, unsettles Oleanna 's peaceful but isolated existence. Sharing a common bond of loneliness and grief, Anders stirs within her the wildness and wanderlust she has worked so hard to tame. When she is confronted with another crippling loss, Oleanna must decide once and for all how to face her past, claim her future, and find her place in a wide new world. My Thoughts: I was very surprised by what an absolutely beautiful story Oleanna is. The ...
I know what you mean about being overwhelmed by books. I have vowed not to go to NetGalley except to post reviews for books I already have until I have caught up. I do hope you enjoy the books you got. My new book posts are here and here. Happy reading!
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I have not read Clockwork Prince yet maybe I need to check it out. Seems like everyone but me has read it or are going to read it.
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Great set! Cool that you got Clockwork Prince. I still need to read Clockwork Angel.
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Her Highness the Traitor doesn't sound bad. I'm getting a bit tired of Tudor novels, but that one sounds like it might have something new and different to it. And the cover's nice, all things considered.
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I think I should read some Tudor novels! Happy Reading!
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I know exactly what you mean by being overwhelmed with books! But it still doesn't prevent you from buying more :D The temptation is too great :O
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