Tora is a 13 year old girl living on a farm in Napoleonic Norway. After her mother dies of a disease, Tora gets by leprosy. She is sent away to a poverty-stricken hospital for lepers in the large town called Bergen. In this hospital, Tora meets a most dislikable character, who also happens to be the only patient who can read. Tora must convince a blood-sucking lady to teach her to read before either of them die of the fatal disease. Tora not only suffers the direct effects of her disease, including limbs falling off and sores spreading throughout her body, but she must undergo the bitter cruelty of the townspeople whenever she tries to raise money for the poverty-stricken hospital. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Internal struggle/realization? Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Brain/Body disability? - physical disability Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Europe Yes European country: - Scandinavia Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |