Kristin Lavransdatter

Kristin LavransdatterThe turbulent historical masterpiece of Norway's literary master A Penguin Classic In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day to day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period. Now in one volume, Tina Nunnally's

It speaks to the power of ordinary people doing extraordinary things

a world of horrors worse even than the demon

It seems that they find this contempt and humiliation normal

and more successful path to reverence

our children and families

Readers can look to God and The World for timeless spiritual wisdom that bridges the gap between past traditions and present realities

a story that has charmed generations of readers

Where you are

Cole supplemented his series with a long poem (reproduced at the end of this volume) along the lines of Dante's Divine Comedy or Newman's Dream of Gerontius

Catholic or not

Which sin can truly be called the deadliest in the world

as well as the earliest Christian sermons