▁he ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁father . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁she ▁had ▁another ▁child , ▁and ▁the ▁household ▁also ▁took ▁in ▁S var stad ' s ▁three ▁children ▁from ▁his ▁first ▁marriage . ▁These ▁were ▁difficult ▁years : ▁her ▁second ▁child , ▁a ▁girl , ▁was ▁ment ally ▁hand ic apped , ▁as ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁S var stad ' s ▁sons ▁by ▁his ▁first ▁wife . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁writing , ▁finishing ▁her ▁last ▁real istic ▁nov els ▁and ▁collections ▁of ▁short ▁stories . ▁She ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁public ▁debate ▁on ▁top ical ▁them es : ▁women ' s ▁em an cip ation ▁and ▁other ▁eth ical ▁and ▁moral ▁issues . ▁She ▁had ▁considerable ▁po lem ical ▁g ifts , ▁and ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁em an cip ation ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁developing , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁moral ▁and ▁eth ical ▁decl ine ▁she ▁felt ▁was ▁threaten ing ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁L ille ham mer , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁G ud brand ▁Valley ▁in ▁sout heast ▁Norway , ▁taking ▁her ▁two ▁children ▁with ▁her . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁expecting ▁her ▁third ▁child . ▁The ▁intention ▁was ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁take ▁a ▁rest ▁at ▁L ille ham mer ▁and ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Krist ian ia ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁S var stad ▁had ▁their ▁new ▁house ▁in ▁order . ▁However , ▁the ▁marriage ▁broke ▁down ▁and ▁a