The Bridal Wreath

In 14th-century Norway, Kristin Lavransdatter, the spirited daughter of a respected nobleman, navigates a world of duty, desire, and the rigid expectations placed upon women. Though betrothed to a man of good standing, Kristin finds her heart pulled in a different direction, setting the stage for a dramatic struggle between the demands of her family and the fiery passions that threaten to upend her carefully planned future. This first volume of Undset's epic trilogy plunges readers into a meticulously rendered medieval landscape, where the internal lives of its characters are as vivid and complex as the historical setting itself.