# The Bell in the Lake - Hardcover

by **Lars Mytting** (Author), **Deborah Dawkin** (Translator)

**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 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.  

### Author Biography

**Lars Mytting**, Norway's bestselling novelist, is the author of _Norwegian Wood_. His books, which have sold over 1 million copies in 19 languages, have won the Norwegian Bookseller Prize and have been shortlisted for the prestigious Dublin IMPAC Prize, among others. _The Bell in the Lake_ has been sold in 12 countries and was a #1 bestseller in Norway.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN

**Publication Date:** September 29, 2020

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- **Price:** 27.0 USD
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