text and images britt-arnhild
I had a meeting at the end of the day and decided to walk the 25 minutes over to the part of the city where I seldom go. I had my cell phone in my hand, I was going to phone Terje, when an email peeped in. It was from Robin, a guy unknown to me, and I read: I enjoy your pics of Trondheim statues. Can you identify this one for me. Thanks. And attached was a photo from my Trondheim Through All Seasons blog of this statue, taken in summer.
I read the email, looked at the photo, lifted my eyes, stopped, grabbed into my backpack for my camera and shot a photo of what was right in front of me.
Coincidence?
I love this statue. It shows An-Magritt, a girl from a historical novel of the late Johan Falkberget. He set his books in his hometown, the mining town Røros. An-Magritt´s mother was raped, her life was a brutal one. The book is a masterpiece, and is made into a film with Trondheim born Liv Ullmann. The statue is made by Kristofer Leirdal, born in Aure, where we have our cabin. And if you have read my blog for some time, you already know him:
So Robin, I will answer your email with a link to this post :-)
I will pack my suitcase tomorrow night. Friday morning the girls and I will fly to London. Four mother daughters days :-)
But tonight I am deciding which books to take.
Four days only and while the girls go clothes shopping on Oxford Street I plan to do an advanced bookstore safari. A bouquet of bookstores near Portobello Market, Foyles and a few other stores near Charing Cross Road.
Four days in London. Travelling light. No doubt there will be book buying while there.
I try to minimize my stack and end up with four (!) books. Only!!
A.S.Byatt´s Possession. A Romance. I read this book in 1997, Byatt is a favorite writer of mine and I can´t wait to read it again.
A.S.Byatt often comes back to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. My second book will be Jan Marsh´s Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood.
The National Gallery Visitor´s Guide
and
Luca Signorelly, a guide about this Italian artist. I "collect" his paintings and know I will find at least one at The National Gallery.
