Luther Alum Bjerkness author of ‘The Prince and the Nanny’
June 4, 2008
Odell Bjerkness professor emeritus at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and 1956 graduate of Luther College, is the author of “The Prince and the Nanny: The life of Prince Harald, now King of Norway, as Seen Through the Journal of Children’s Nurse, Inga Berg.”
“The Prince and the Nanny” is based on the journal that Bjerkness’s aunt, Inga Berg, a pediatric nurse, kept during her 18 months at Skaugum, the Norwegian royal residence located in Asker, near Olso. The journal depicts the growth of the prince and the relationships and activities of the Norwegian royal family.
The book is to be published November 2008. To purchase an advanced, signed, first edition copy, send $16.90 (Minnesota residents add 7% sales tax totaling $17.80) to: The Prince and the Nanny, 7615 Edinborough Way, # 4110, Edina, MN, 55435.