Tine
By Herman Bang
In the summer of 1864, as Danish troops dig in at Dybbøl against the Prussian advance, young Tine on the island of Als is left to keep house for the forester Berg after his wife and children flee to safety. Their growing closeness unfolds against the sound of the guns, the arrival of the wounded and the slow collapse of the Danish line. Bang tells it in short, vivid scenes that make one woman's private story and a nation's defeat run together.
Summary written with Claude Opus 5.5.