A minor character in this work is a pastor who regards people as contemptible sinners and breeds fine sheep.  
A minor character in this work is a pastor who regards people as contemptible sinners and breeds fine sheep.  Two female characters in this novel, a mother and her daughter, are described as having a cast in one eye.  The protagonist jumps on the back of a reindeer and rides it into a wintry river, and when he returns home, his wife Rosa is dead from childbirth but his infant Asta is still alive.  The protagonist worked for Bailiff Jon of Myri for eighteen years and marries the older Finna after Rosa's death.  The protagonist's futile attempt to build a new house after World War II causes him to go into debt.  FTP, name this work featuring the crofter Bjartur, a work set in Iceland by Halldor Laxness.
A minor character in this work is a pastor who regards people as contemptible sinners and breeds fine sheep.  
{Independent People} or {Sjafstoett Folk}  (5) [AH]