{"product_id":"the-bell-in-the-lake-9781419751639","title":"The Bell in the Lake","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe engrossing epic novel--a #1 bestseller in Norway--of a young woman whose fate plays out against her village's mystical church bells--now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lars Mytting, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Bell in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e is an irresistible story of ancient times and modern challenges, by a powerful international voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419751639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.45d","brand":"Lars Mytting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277225300149,"sku":"9781419751639","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3e94c1db-3ab5-4cf3-991d-3fbe7f76760a.jpg?v=1657596217","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-bell-in-the-lake-9781419751639","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}