Novel set in 1950s HOLLYWOOD and EALING (London)
Victoria
Location(s): Norway
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): 20th Century
A miller’s son, Johannes, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy landowner, Victoria. The novel follows them through adolescence, as Johannes struggles with the social hierarchy and becomes a successful author, and Victoria is forced into marrying Otto, a lieutenant, to save the troubled family economy.
A lyrical excursion into unconsummated love, love that is described memorably as ‘Blood and Blossoms’.
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