Gerda Christensen

Fragments of a Childhood presents a collection of short stories offering an intimate glimpse into author Greda Christensen's childhood in Denmark. She reminisces about the sacrifice, love, and the close-knit ties that can only be created by the strength of family. She talks about the greatest trauma her family experienced—her father's struggle with alcohol, which eventually took him away from the family forever. After the departure of their father, Greta, her mother and her five brothers and sisters had to live with her grandparents until her mother remarried six years later. Although theirs was a difficult childhood, she recalls many good memories from their early life along with the bad ones. From the joys of fishing on their grandparents' farm on a long summer day to the first meeting with an estranged father by the children too young to remember him, the memories of her childhood come shining through in these short stories. There are also stories of school, a horse named Pejer, and the tragic end of the cows that she hated so much. Through all of the stories, the common thread is her love for her family and her homeland. Although she would eventually migrate to Canada, the memories of the past are lovingly recounted for all to enjoy in this collection.

In Memory of My Mother and Grandparents

Fragments of a Childhood

In TROLL PETER'S ADVENTURES BOOK 3 we're back on the moor of Jutland, where Troll Peter, his parents and old Granny have their home, a hut partly dug into a hill. It's called Troll Hill. One day they get an invitation to visit their relatives, the Bridge Troll and his family. The occasion is that the King of The Trolls will cross their bridge, as he travels through Jutland. The troll family certainly does not want to miss that event. - Troll Peter also goes fishing at the creek in the meadow, and he has some dramatic moments there. But in the end he carries home a big fish for Granny to eat. Troll Peter loves his grandmother. She is old, but she is still very much alive. One day she decides to take her grandson on a picnic to a spring on the moor. But it's shows to be further away than she remembers. So they have to stay overnight there. And while the stars are twinkling in the sky, they witness something strange going on at the spring. TROLL PETER'S ADVENTURES BOOK 4 will follow.

Troll Peter Visits His Uncle, the Bridge Troll and Other Stories

Carol Evans

In TROLL PETER'S ADVENTURES BOOK 4, Troll Peter and his family are busy at Troll Hill, preparing for winter. However, the little troll boy is sad that the summer is over. But then something exciting happens. He is allowed to go with his father to a farm outside the moor to get supplies for their Midwinter Feast. Of course, it's done at night time when the farmer sleeps. There Troll Peter meets Nissen, the friendly Barn Gnome. He lives in the hayloft of the farm, but comes down at night to take care of the barn animals, so they can thrive well. Then on their way home over the moor, Troll Peter also comes to know a mysterious little fellow, called Willy Wisp. - In the end of the story the troll family is having a good time, celebrating the shortest day of the year with a yule log crackling in the fireplace. And after dinner they climb to stand on top of Troll Hill, just to enjoy the stillness of the moor. It's a special moment. It's Midwinter Eve and the snow is falling, soft and white out of the dark sky.

Gerda Christensen

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