Beginning near the Torungen lighthouses off Arendal on the southern coast of Norway, the novel follows Salve Kristiansen, a proud and jealous sailor, and Elisabeth, the woman he loves. Their years at sea and ashore, in Norway and in foreign ports, turn on whether their marriage can survive his suspicion.
A landmark of Norwegian realism by one of its great novelists, and a fine study of a marriage. Download the free EPUB.