Description
Nineteen-year-old Kristin Lavransdatter steps into marriage with hope and trepidation as she returns to her husband Erlend’s estate, only to find that love is tested by illness, secrecy, and the relentless demands of daily life. In the 14th-century world of medieval Norway, she must learn the practical burdens of running a household while wrestling with the emotional and spiritual weight of motherhood, loyalty, and faith. As tensions rise between Kristin and Erlend—and as family bonds are strained by pride, anger, and duty—Undset traces the “inner weather” of her characters with piercing realism and lyrical intensity. Rich in historical detail and moral complexity, this second installment of the trilogy explores themes of devotion, conscience, and what it truly means to be a wife when the heart and the world refuse to align.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 1999
417 pages
ISBN: 9780141181288
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Details
First Published
1921
Language
eng
Translation
From: nor
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Wife by Sigrid Undset.