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 love those $.99 books and wish I had your restraint. See what I mean at my new books posts. My new books posts are at Ms. Martin Teaches Media (YA) and Inside of a Dog (Adult). Please stop by if you get a chance. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThose $.99 books get me all the time - last week I bought 6! But, you really can't go wrong with the price!
ReplyDeleteI'll be looking forward to reading your review of this book - I've never read anything by Elizabeth Chadwick, but have seen her books around.
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I can't control myself when books go on sale like that. I won Lady of the English earlier this week and I am anxious to read it. Hope you enjoy it.
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I still haven't read anything by Elizabeth Chadwick. But everyone keeps raving about her books, so hopefully I'll finally be able to read something by her in 2013.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of her books either. I have heard they are good so I am hoping I like it!
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