The viking heart

by Laura Goodman Salverson

Book by Salverson, Laura Goodman

Paperback

Published January 1, 1975

About the author

Laura Goodman Salverson (née Goodman) was a Canadian author. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of Lárus Guðmundsson and Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir who immigrated to Winnipeg in 1887 from Grundir in Bolungarvík, Iceland. She married George Salverson in 1913.

Her novel The Dark Weaver was awarded the Governor General's Award for Fiction in 1937.

Reviews

[Scott Ericksen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was gifted to me recently, but belonged to my great grandfather who immigrated from Denmark in the late 1890’s. I felt compelled to read, but enjoyed it. Much of the content must have been a similar experience that my great grandfather went through in his journey to the United States. The book overall never really captivated me, but does give the reader a glimpse of the struggles our ancestors went through as they home steaded the Americas.

[Trevor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stereotypes haven't aged well, and the middle of the book just plugs along, but she can really pull out a phrase that just gets right to the heart of people and their motivations. Would love to see more of her titles get a reprinting as most are buried away in library collections in semi-fragile paperbacks.

This is my second book by Salverson, and I will definitely read any I can get my hands on.