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...