Book overview
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 quiet:
- Kai Schweigaard, a young, reform-minded pastor who arranges to sell the ancient church to a museum in Dresden to build a modern sanctuary for his congregation.
- Gerhard Sch