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Author
Language
English
Description
Susie Doheny, an Irish Catholic, and Peder Holm, a Norwegian Lutheran, fall in love and marry in South Dakota in the 1890s. Soon their marriage is tested by drought, depression, and family bickering. Susie believes they are being tested by their fathers' God. Peder blames Susie for the timidity of her beliefs; Susie fears Peder's pride and skepticism. When political antagonism grows between the Norwegian and Irish immigrant communities, it threatens...
7) Pure gold
Author
Pub. Date
1930
Physical Desc
5 preliminary leaves, 346 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Series
Publisher
New Vessel Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Our fourth book in the very popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together the best Scandinavian holiday stories including classics by Hans Christian Andersen of Denmark; Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerḻf, August Strindberg and Hjalmar ̲Sderberg of Sweden; as well as the acclaimed contemporary Norwegian authors Karl Ove Knausgaard and National Book Award nominee Vigdis Hjorth. These Nordic talescoming from the very region where so...