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 ...
Reading slumps are the worst. Hope you find a book that clicks soon. Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteI am not at home, but I am guessing I received BECOMING JOSEPHINE and DEGREES OF COURAGE as well.
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ENJOY your week. I hope you get back into the reading groove. That happens sometimes.
Elizabeth
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I hope one of your new books breaks you out of the reading slump!
ReplyDeleteI've seen Degrees of Courage around. Hope it's one you will like!
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Happy reading :)
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