Kristin Lavransdatter (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1-3)

by Sigrid Undset

Under the bushes, in a damp, shady spot, grew a cluster of small, white, star-shaped flowers. Their petals had blue veins like a woman’s breast, and in the center of each blossom sat a tiny brownish-blue bud. Erlend picked every one of them.