{"product_id":"the-longest-years","title":"The Longest Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Sigrid Undset\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Longest Years \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a vivid rendering of childhood memories into an autobiographical novel. Through the young Norwegian girl Ingvild, Undset conveys the veritable cornucopia of original experiences in the life of a child: the sights, sounds, and smells; the beginnings of thought and the acute pangs of suffering; and the pure privilege of innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst published in 1935, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Years\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by critics as “forthright and untinted…honest and real,” “exquisite…perhaps the finest thing Undset has written since the inimitable \u003ci\u003eKristin Lavransdatter\u003c\/i\u003e.” To this day, the novel remains undiminished in power as an occasion to see the world with the clear-eyed vision of a child.\u003c\/p\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 330pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970858\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100028526959,"sku":"978-1950970858","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Covers166-1.jpg?v=1781124570","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-longest-years","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}