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The Bell in the Lake

By Lars Mytting

The Bell in the Lake Historical Fiction

The Bell in the Lake

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Lars Mytting’s engrossing epic novel The Bell in the Lake—a #1 bestseller in Norway—is the story of a young woman whose fate plays out against her village’s mystical church bells. As long as people could remember, the stave church’s bells had rung over the isolated village of Butangen, Norway. Cast in memory of conjoined twins, the bells are said to ring on their own in times of danger. In 1879, young pastor Kai Schweigaard moves to the village, where young Astrid Hekne yearns for a modern life. She sees a way out on the arm of the new pastor, who needs a tie to the community to cull favor for his plan for the old stave church, with its pagan deity effigies and supernatural bells. When the pastor makes a deal that brings an outsider, a sophisticated German architect, into their world, the village and Astrid are caught between past and future, as dark forces come into play. Lars Mytting, bestselling author of Norwegian Wood, brings his deep knowledge of history, carpentry, fishing, and stave churches to this compelling historical novel, an international bestseller sold in 12 countries. With its broad-canvas narrative about the intersection of religion, superstition, and duty, The Bell in the Lake is an irresistible story of ancient times and modern challenges, by a powerful international voice.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2022-09-06
Publication Date:
2022-09-06
Publisher:
Overlook Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1419751638
ISBN13:
9781419751639
Weight:
424 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
206 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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