Publisher's Synopsis
Sara Videbeck and the Chapel is a novel written by Swedish author Carl Jonas Love Almquist and first published in 1919. The story follows the titular character, Sara Videbeck, a young woman who lives in a small village in Sweden. Sara is deeply religious and spends much of her time attending church and praying. One day, she discovers an abandoned chapel in the woods near her village and becomes obsessed with restoring it to its former glory.Sara's quest to restore the chapel brings her into contact with a variety of characters, including a wealthy landowner who offers to fund the restoration project, a group of local villagers who are suspicious of Sara's motives, and a handsome young man who catches Sara's eye. As she works tirelessly to rebuild the chapel, Sara must navigate the challenges of small-town politics, religious fervor, and her own growing feelings for the young man.Throughout the novel, Almquist explores themes of faith, love, and community, as well as the tension between tradition and modernity in rural Sweden. Sara Videbeck and the Chapel is a poignant and thought-provoking work of fiction that offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in early 20th-century Sweden.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
