Thirteen-year-old Tora is quarantined with leprosy in 19th-century Norway, where she seeks strength, friendship, and biblical understanding amid her illness.
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Thirteen-year-old Tora is quarantined with leprosy in 19th-century Norway, where she seeks strength, friendship, and biblical understanding amid her illness.
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When it was discovered that thirteen-year-old Tora has leprosy, she is sent from her family's remote mountain farm to the leprosy hospital in the bustling port of Bergen. In early-nineteenth-century Norway, lepers are quarantined in this hospital and no longer considered among the living. But even as her body gradually fails her, Tora's new life blossoms. She finds strength through helping her fellow patients, both young and old, and she decides to see for herself what the Bible says about lepro...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Leprosy progression and foot amputation described in detail
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language used
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Protagonist studies Bible passages about leprosy
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Explores themes of social tolerance and identity
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Extensive suffering from leprosy, quarantine, and medical procedures
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