{"product_id":"four-stories","title":"Four Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Sigrid Undset\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an honest, uncontrived portrayal of everyday life in early twentieth-century Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSelma Brøter\u003c\/em\u003e, as a spinster becomes involved in the love affair of her two coworkers, Undset draws a powerful, heartrending contrast between her delusion and their bliss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSimonsen\u003c\/em\u003e, an aged clerk gains support from his son and daughter-in-law, but learns it could come at a steep price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMiss Smith-Tellefesen\u003c\/em\u003e, a housekeeper finds happiness (and love), until a sudden change results in the loss of everything she has found.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThodolf\u003c\/em\u003e, a childless sailor’s wife adopts a baby boy. The sudden appearance of the boy’s birth mother sets off a series of events with an affecting conclusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigrid Undset\u003c\/b\u003e (1882–1949) was a Norwegian novelist and essayist and a convert to Catholicism. Her work is renowned for its realism and poignancy, and she is best known for her three-volume novel \u003ci\u003eKristin Lavransdatter\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1928, Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970834\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100028592495,"sku":"978-1950970834","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product18.jpg?v=1781124571","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/four-stories","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}