The book includes the last part of the trilogy of Nobel Prize winner, Norwegian writer Sigrid Unseth (1882-1949) "Kristin, daughter of Lavrans" called "The Cross" (1922). It concludes the story of Kristin's life. The mother of adult sons and the mistress of a vast estate, she takes care of not only her family, but also numerous relatives. But it's not always easy to get along even with her beloved husband, knight Erlendur, or with her own sister - what can we say about the neighbors, for whom the restrained Kristin remains a stranger and incomprehensible. After numerous sorrows and misadventures, she is destined to finally find shelter and peace of mind. And so the day came when, having boarded the ship, they sailed across the Trondheim Fjord; it was the schooner St. Lawrence, the same one that Erlend had hired before the wedding to carry the dowry home to Hüsabü. It was a quiet day in late autumn, the distance of the fjord shone with a dull, leaden sheen; a chill emanated from the whole world. The highest clouds, where the sky was completely blue, seemed like the finest flour, scattered by the wind blowing from the heavens. The ship slowly and clumsily rounded the rocky cape. Kristin stared at the white spray of foam under the rock and wondered if she would have to suffer from seasickness again when they went out to sea. Erlendur was standing at the rail, right at the bow, with his two eldest sons. The wind ruffled their hair and cloaks. Sigrid Unsett.