Ida elisabeth by sigrid undset5/30/2023 Even in her historical novels, the Nobel Prize-winning Undset tackled contemporary themes. As in Undsets other fiction, however, Ida Elisabeth poignantly illustrates how poor choices affect the course of a persons life and how the suffering endured because of grievous mistakes can become the means by which a love is purified. Unlike Undsets famous historical novels, which are set in medieval Norway, the story of Ida Elisabeth unfolds in the 1920s. As she contemplates marrying again, Frithjof, now gravely sick, reenters her life. Still young and good looking, the admirably hardworking Ida Elisabeth attracts the attention of a successful lawyer, who possesses the manly virtues that her husband lacked. The single mother moves with her children to a small town. When Frithjof becomes involved with another woman, Ida Elisabeth divorces him. Early in their marriage, she realizes that her charming husband is too irresponsible to support the family and sews dresses to make ends meet. In an effort to redeem her reputation, Ida Elisabeth imprudently marries her teenage sweetheart, Frithjof.
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