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The Bell in the Lake

by Lars Mytting
Deborah Dawkin
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The engrossing epic novelâa #1 bestseller in Norwayâof a young woman whose fate plays out against her villageâs mystical church bellsânow in paperback
As long as people could remember, the stave churchâs 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.
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Series: Hekne Publisher: ABRAMS

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  • Release date: September 29, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781683358190
  • Release date: September 29, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781683358190
  • File size: 1135 KB
  • Release date: September 29, 2020
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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

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The engrossing epic novelâa #1 bestseller in Norwayâof a young woman whose fate plays out against her villageâs mystical church bellsânow in paperback
As long as people could remember, the stave churchâs 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.
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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction