{"product_id":"the-night-of-the-scourge","title":"The Night of the Scourge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting and epic family drama set in WWII-era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Scourge\u003c\/i\u003e is the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eButangen, Norway, the years before WWII:\u003c\/b\u003e Astrid Hekne has inherited the fighting spirit and hypersensitivity of her grandmother, who was a protector of the mythic Sister Bells that had once hung in the village's centuries-old stave church. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe priest Kai Schweigaard, now in his eighties, is wondering how his death, prophesied in a centuries-old tapestry, will come to pass. He delves into the myths about the Night of the Scourge, which, according to old village beliefs, is when the known world will be scraped down to bare rock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Norway is occupied by the Nazis. Astrid joins the Resistance, and Kai is thrown out of his own church. A suspected betrayal within Astrid's own family unites the Sister Bells in Dresden. Special effort and sacrifice, not only from the Hekne family, will be needed to combat the postwar rumours and mistrust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis family drama, set in the tumultuous times of WWII, beautifully completes the Sister Bells trilogy. But while it connects to the previous books in surprising and thrilling ways, it can also be read as a standalone, a beautiful novel of magical realism that intertwines Norwegian folklore and myths with a rich story of hardship and passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Bell in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e - a \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Historical Fiction Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eA beautiful example of modern Norwegian folklore\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eLyrical, melancholy and with beautifully drawn characters\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mytting's cleverly crafted story heads inexorably to a moving conclusion\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787045662899,"sku":"9781529435863","price":1160.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477347439781529435863.jpg?v=1762813934","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-night-of-the-scourge","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}