Inside the Gate: Sigrid Undset's Life at Bjerkebæk

This is not what I'd call a "lively" read - it was actually frustrating. The narrative is full of domestic details but very disjointed, and I can't get a sense of Undset at all. My purpose in getting the book was to learn more about her and the writing of Kristin Lavransdatter, but I found little to really interest me, and gave up halfway through.

I've read Sigrid Undset's Trilogy plus other things she's written--and I found this story of her life, and her children's lives, during war years to be more than interesting. The many photos helped bring her home and family to life.

I expect from a biographer that s/he gives possible sense-making routes for the life of their subject. This 'biography' felt more like a documentary enumerating facts about her life. I never met Undset.