"Strife and Peace" by Fredrika Bremer is a story set in Norway that follows a grieving widow named Mrs. Astrid, along with Susanna and Harald, two people who look after her. The story is about hard times, being strong, and how people connect with each other. It shows Mrs. Astrid dealing with sadness as she goes back to where she grew up. Susanna, a young woman, tries to find what she wants in life, and her funny arguments with Harald about Norway and Sweden make things a little brighter. The beautiful but tough Norwegian land is a big part of the story, showing the characters' tough feelings and the problems they face.
Strife and Peace
By Fredrika Bremer
Amidst the stunning yet stern backdrop of Norway, a sorrowful widow, a spirited caretaker, and a conflicted steward grapple with personal battles and playful disputes that bring both levity and depth to their intertwined lives.
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About the AuthorFredrika Bremer was a Finnish-born Swedish writer and reformer. Her Sketches of Everyday Life were wildly popular in Britain and the United States during the 1840s and 1850s and she is regarded as the Swedish Jane Austen, bringing the realist novel to prominence in Swedish literature. In her late 30s, she successfully petitioned King Charles XIV for emancipation from her brother's wardship; in her 50s, her novel Hertha prompted a social movement that granted all unmarried Swedish women legal majority at the age of 25 and established Högre Lärarinneseminariet, Sweden's first female tertiary school. It also inspired Sophie Adlersparre to begin publishing the Home Review, Sweden's first women's magazine as well as the later magazine Hertha. In 1884, she became the namesake of the Fredrika Bremer Association, the first women's rights organization in Sweden.
Fredrika Bremer was a Finnish-born Swedish writer and reformer. Her Sketches of Everyday Life were wildly popular in Britain and the United States during the 1840s and 1850s and she is regarded as the Swedish Jane Austen, bringing the realist novel to prominence in Swedish literature. In her late 30s, she successfully petitioned King Charles XIV for emancipation from her brother's wardship; in her 50s, her novel Hertha prompted a social movement that granted all unmarried Swedish women legal majority at the age of 25 and established Högre Lärarinneseminariet, Sweden's first female tertiary school. It also inspired Sophie Adlersparre to begin publishing the Home Review, Sweden's first women's magazine as well as the later magazine Hertha. In 1884, she became the namesake of the Fredrika Bremer Association, the first women's rights organization in Sweden.
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