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 ...
What a nice assortment of books. I love cookbooks but seldom actually cook. They have such lovely pictures. My new books posts are at Ms. Martin Teaches Media and Inside of a Dog. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteOooh that's so excited you got the simple nook touch! My mom and sister have that one and love it! I have the nook color and don't know what I'd do without it! Hope you enjoy all you got :)
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I am so excited! I haven't read anything on it but I have played with it a little and I already love it!
DeleteYour Nook looks amazing! :D There's so many books up in your haul it's making me dizzy with delight, I'll have to get to them someday. Have a great reading year 2013!
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I have the PW woman's first cookbook, and have discovered a few god recipes in there. I haven't read the others, but there's a few The Rose Garden and The Witch's Daughter, that I've been dying to read for a while.
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