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Losing yourself in a long winter read: ‘Kristin Lavransdatter’ by Sigrid Unset

Posted on January 16, 2017 by shoshibookblog

A collection of three novels, and weighing in at comfortably over 1,000 pages, ‘Kristin Lavrandatter’ is what I call a hearty winter read.  It’s equally weighty in terms of literary pedigree: Sigrid Unset was awarded the Nobel for literature in 1928 (the third … Continue reading →

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