Jan og hans kone Kattrina har altid været de sære og kuede på egnen

Morag Rose shows how women can and do claim their place in the public space

a rebuke of cultural norms and shame

Efter et års tid flytter en kvinde ind hos Isak

a young woman with the extraordinary power to feel the pain of others as her own

Hotel du Lac Jan og hans kone KattrinaThe Hotel du Lac was a dignified building, a house of repute, a traditional establishment, used to welcoming the prudent, the well to do, the retired, the self effacing, the respected patrons of an earlier era'Into the rarefied atmosphere of the Hotel du Lac timidly walks Edith Hope, romantic novelist and holder of modest dreams. Edith has been exiled from home after embarrassing herself and her friends. She has refused to sacrifice her ideals and