Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan The Veil of Veronica first

The Veil of Veronica first appeared in English in 1932 to great acclaim

Main Line West has been acclaimed as “a creation of magnificent proportions” and “a truly great novel of people whose lives flourish directly and simply from the earth and from the heart

The beliefs and practices of Christianity find their source

For in the shadow of their demise and our disillusionment lies the way to eternal life

Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan The Veil of Veronica firstBy Sigrid Undset Madame Dorthea, a powerful period piece set in eighteenth century Norway, follows the title character as her happiness and security is thrown into disarray by a sudden and unforeseeable tragedy. With her final novel, Undset produces vivid tableaus of the social mores and practices of the time, as well as of the untamed grandeur of her native landscapes, before which unfolds a frank portrayal of the human experience in all its baseness