The Bell in the Lake: A Novel

An internationally bestselling epic of faith, myth, and passion set against the harsh beauty of late 19th-century Norway.

For generations, the remote village of Butangen has lived under the shadow of its 700-year-old stave church and two legendary bells, cast in memory of conjoined twins Halfrid and Gunhild Hekne. The bells ring on their own in times of impending disaster—a dark warning that has governed local life for centuries.

In 1879, two outsiders arrive to disrupt Butangen’s fragile qui...