![]() Steinunn’s brave move shows her as a forward-thinking and deeply devoted mother doing something unheard of. When the mother announces a move to a city where her children can be educated, the neighbors decide she is the mad one, not the maid. The book opens in 1915 with a comical introduction of the family’s maid who is prone to losing her wits. Karitas is a young girl living in the Westfjords with her mother, Steinunn, and five older siblings after their father is lost at sea. With the talent of a true artist, the author paints stunning descriptions: “The rain holds the house in its embrace, the windowpanes weep.” This is a novel about Icelandic life in the early 20th century it is about family within a closely-knit village, country life, and delightful characters and most importantly it is about Karitas-her choices and her journey to define herself within conflicting desires and responsibilities. ![]() ![]() Karitas Untitled is a newly translated Icelandic novel peopled with unique, quirky, and well-defined characters. Written by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir Philip Roughton (trans.) ![]()
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