Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) was a prolific Norwegian writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928, and is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. From 1940 to 1945, she lived in the United States in exile because of the German occupation of Norway. She is best known for her epic medieval trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter.

"Undset paints a many-colored picture of those old rich days so skillfully that for a while we feel ourselves to be a part of it." -New York Times"A fine, dramatic story of compelling strength." -Horn Book"Vivid and convincing." -Library Journal

Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) was a prolific Norwegian writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928, and is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. From 1940 to 1945, she lived in the United States in exile because of the German occupation of Norway. She is best known for her epic medieval trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter.

"Undset paints a many-colored picture of those old rich days so skillfully that for a while we feel ourselves to be a part of it." -New York Times"A fine, dramatic story of compelling strength." -Horn Book"Vivid and convincing." -Library Journal

Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) was a prolific Norwegian writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928, and is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. From 1940 to 1945, she lived in the United States in exile because of the German occupation of Norway. She is best known for her epic medieval trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter.

"Undset paints a many-colored picture of those old rich days so skillfully that for a while we feel ourselves to be a part of it." -New York Times"A fine, dramatic story of compelling strength." -Horn Book"Vivid and convincing." -Library Journal