Two Presidents and a First Lady appear, not as famous people, but as parents or progeny, dealing with problems that they cannot or do not wish to put aside. Scott Fitzgerald, William Butler Yeats, and John F. Nonfiction selections reveal Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Dickens, F. 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. Even Elsie Dinsmore and her father appear in this all-out gathering of the clan. Wiggs, and Auntie Mame - all at a moment when the pressure or support of some relative is of critical importance and comes into sharp focus. One meets such favorites as Kristin Lavransdatter, Ma Joad, Cress Delahanty, Tom Sawyer, Parris Mitchell, Heidi, Mrs. Husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, grand-father parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews-all are highlighted in turn as this book roams over the family treeroot, branch, leaf, and bud. Here is a rich anthology of story, legend, poetry, and fact, celebrating the special qualities and rewards of all sorts of family relationships. No marks or stamps to this tight square book. Kristin Lavransdatter is the daughter of Lavrans, a charismatic, respected nobleman in a rural area of Norway, and his wife Ragnfrid, who suffers from depression after the loss of three infant sons and the crippling of her younger daughter Ulvhild in an accident.
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