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Title: A wonderful book
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read and I'm surprised it didn't get more attention. It reminds me a lot of both "Kristin Lavransdatter" by Sigrid Undset and "An Independent People" by Haldor Laxness. Both were outstanding, award-winning books in their time. Another of my favorites that comes to mind is "The Greenlanders" by Jane Smiley. That puts Solveig Torvik in outstanding company. I think of all of these as Norse sagas. That's probably not technically correct, but you get the idea.These and "Nicholai's Fortune" are all historical novels which depict the struggle to survive in very harsh social, economic and climatic conditions. This is a book I will definitely read again.
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