Kuylenstierna-Wenster, Elisabeth 1869-1933 creator Seppänen, Rob. A. 1875-1920 text utu 2018 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Barbro Bertingin tyttövuodet" by Elisabeth Kuylenstierna-Wenster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Barbro Berting, a young girl who is navigating her identity and emotions while living away from home in the northern mountains after the death of her mother. The narrative focuses on her experiences, interactions with her family, and the struggles of fitting into societal expectations. The opening of the story introduces us to Barbro through her diary entries, revealing her solitary feelings and her need for a creative outlet amidst the vastness of the mountains that intimidate her. We learn of her father's decision to send her to a pastor's house for education and care as he struggles to understand her emotional turmoil. While there, Barbro's health improves, and she finds joy in the natural surroundings, despite expressing a longing for her home and familial connections. As her seventeenth birthday approaches, she looks forward to returning home, filled with a mixture of excitement and anxiety about her place within her family, especially compared to her accomplished sisters. This emotional complexity sets the stage for her character development as she grapples with both self-identity and expectations from her family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2018-10-24 Produced by Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen Original publication data not identified Children's stories, Swedish -- Translations into Finnish PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58156 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58156 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134335.0 58156