num_pages: 400
description: The engrossing epic novela #1 bestseller in Norway-of a young woman whose fate plays out against her villages mystical church bells As long as people could remember the stave churchs 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. 
language: English
title: The Bell in the Lake
publisher: The Overlook Press