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At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind - she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to...

Norway, 1880. Young, inquisitive Astrid is unlike the other girls in the secluded village at the end of the valley. She dreams of a life that consists of more than marrying, having children, and eventually dying from hard work in the fields. And...

"This indexing and research project was undertaken by the Methodist Church of New Zealand Archives in 2009 to correct errors in information held in the Christchurch City Library about the names of people buried in the cemetary."