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The Snake Pit

by Sigrid Undset · 1925

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Set in medieval Norway, the books follow Olav and Ingunn, who, though raised as brother and sister, have become lovers in a world caught between the fading sphere of pagan worship and vendettas and the expansion of Christianity.

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adult
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medium · 240 pages

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