Kristin Lavransdatter, III: The Cross

“[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante.” — Slate A Penguin Classic Kristin Lavransdatter  interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. Undset's own life—her familiarity with Norse sagas and folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a daughter, wife, and mot