{"product_id":"four-stories","title":"Four Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Sigrid Undset\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour Stories \u003c\/b\u003eis an honest and uncontrived portrayal of everyday life in early twentieth-century Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSelma Brøter\u003c\/em\u003e, as a spinster becomes involved in the love affair of her two coworkers, Undset draws a powerful, heartrending contrast between her delusion and their bliss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Simonsen\u003c\/em\u003e, an aged clerk gains support from his son and daughter-in-law, but learns it could come at a steep price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Miss Smith-Tellefesen\u003c\/em\u003e, A housekeeper finds happiness (and love), until a sudden change results in the loss of everything she has found.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Thodolf\u003c\/em\u003e, a childless sailor’s wife adopts a baby boy; the sudden appearance of the boy’s birth mother sets off a series of events with an affecting conclusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMarked with Undset’s distinctive compassionate insight into her characters, \u003ci\u003eFour Stories\u003c\/i\u003e profoundly captures the oscillation between contentment and sadness which is part and parcel of every human life.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer whole life was different from anything that had gone before.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay followed day, full of deep joy and of a hidden, heart-rending anxiety.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigrid Undset \u003c\/b\u003e(1882–1949) was a Norwegian novelist and essayist and a con­vert to the Catholic faith. In 1928, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A number of Undset’s books are available from Cluny, including the \u003ci\u003eKristin Lavransdatter \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, the \u003ci\u003eMaster of Hestviken \u003c\/i\u003etetralogy, and \u003ci\u003eSaga of Saints\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970834\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68197677367481,"sku":"978-1950970834","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/ProductImages_284.jpg?v=1794089250","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/four-stories","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}