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The Bell in the Lake: A Novel Volume 1
Hardcover
Series: Sister Bells
General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $27.00
ISBN13: 9781419743184
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: Sep 29 2020
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
An internationally bestselling epic of faith, myth, and passion set against the harsh beauty of late 19th-century Norway.
For generations, the remote village of Butangen has lived under the shadow of its 700-year-old stave church and two legendary bells, cast in memory of conjoined twins Halfrid and Gunhild Hekne. The bells ring on their own in times of impending disaster--a dark warning that has governed local life for centuries.
In 1879, two outsiders arrive to disrupt Butangen's fragile quiet:
- Kai Schweigaard, a young, reform-minded pastor who arranges to sell the ancient church to a museum in Dresden to build a modern sanctuary for his congregation.
- Gerhard Schönauer, a sophisticated German architect tasked with dismantling the structure piece by piece for transport across the fjord.
Caught between them is Astrid Hekne, a fierce young woman who dreams of a life beyond the village's rigid traditions. As Gerhard uncovers the church's hidden pagan carvings and Astrid fights to preserve her family's heritage, a bitter confrontation ignites between progress and ancient belief--setting off a chain of events that will echo through generations.
Praise for Lars Mytting:
A beautiful evocation of a place and a culture, a melding of old Norse tradition with the encroaching modern world. -- Booklist
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