Book description
The engrossing epic novel a #1 bestseller in Norway 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…
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The Bell in the Lake is a fascinating historical novel that takes place in a Norwegian mountain village.
Central to the tale is an ancient stave church and the role it plays in village life over the years. This is a fascinating glimpse into Norway’s past, and contains an unexpected mystical twist that delightfully brings the past to life. The eventual fate of the church is a powerful testament to the folly of blindly bulldozing our way to modernization.
Lars Mytting’s characters are engaging and multi-faceted, and he’s written an emotionally powerful, well-crafted novel that is sprawling in its ambition,…
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