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 C.W. Grotner's books! While this series of books hasn't been my favorite, I did still really enjoy the first 2 and I'd love to get to the third eventually. And while it's been seemingly forever since I've read the little house books, but keep thinking about rereading them lately!
ReplyDeleteOoh, The Tudor Vendetta looks good. Enjoy your reads!
ReplyDeleteThe Tudor Vendetta looks tempting...and the Little House books are always lovely. Here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
ReplyDeleteNever got to a Gortner as yet. This sounds very good.
ReplyDeleteOoooooooo...I love the cover of The Tudor Vendetta. I would read that book. The title is intriguing as well. :)
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I enjoyed one of Gortner's other books so I hope you like the one you received.
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