{"product_id":"the-cross-kristin-lavransdatter-vol-3-9780394752914","title":"The Cross: Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol. 3","description":"The acknowledged masterpiece of the Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter has never been out of print in this country since its first publication in 1927. Its story of a woman's life in fourteenth-century Norway has kept its hold on generations of readers, and the heroine, Kristin--beautiful, strong-willed, and passionate--stands with the world's great literary figures.Volume 111, \u003cb\u003eThe Cross\u003c\/b\u003e, shows Kristin still indomitable, reconstructing her world after the devastation of the Black Death and the loss of almost everything that she has loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigrid Undset is a major figure in early twentieth-century literature. A Norwegian born in Denmark in 1881, she worked with the Norwegian underground during the Second World War, fled to Sweden in 1940, and later came to the United States. She is the author of many works of fiction as well as several books for young readers and a number of nonfiction titles. Her novels encompass a variety of settings and time periods, ranging from medieval romances such as the \u003cb\u003eKristin Lavransdatter\u003c\/b\u003e trilogy--generally considered to be her masterwork--and \u003cb\u003eThe Master of Hestviken\u003c\/b\u003e tetralogy to modern novels such as \u003cb\u003eThe Winding Road\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIda Elisabeth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Faithful Wife\u003c\/b\u003e. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Sigrid Undset died in 1949.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872607277330,"sku":"9780394752914","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f316a77-ff06-4c80-9a2d-c103b3a44a16.jpg?v=1737902785","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cross-kristin-lavransdatter-vol-3-9780394752914","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}