{"product_id":"the-night-of-the-scourge-hardcover","title":"The Night of the Scourge - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLars Mytting\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\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 also the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Butangen, Norway, the years before WWII: 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The once-traitorous priest Kai Schweigaard, now in his eighties, is wondering how his death, prophesied in a centuries-old tapestry, will come true. Schweigaard tries to understand the myths about the Night of the Scourge, which, according to old village beliefs, is the night when the known world will fall and the Earth will be scraped down to bare rock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then Norway is occupied by the Nazis. Astrid joins the Resistance, and Kai is thrown out of his own church. 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 rumors and mistrust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This 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 grand and epic novel that intertwines Norwegian folklore and myths with a rich story of hardship and passion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sister Bells Trilogy: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bell in the Lake \u003c\/i\u003e(#1) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reindeer Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e (#2) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Scourge\u003c\/i\u003e (#3)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLars Mytting\u003c\/b\u003e, one of Norway's bestselling writers, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bell in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Reindeer Hunters, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sixteen Trees of the Somme\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e. His books, which have sold more than one million copies in 19 languages, have won the Norwegian Bookseller Prize and have been longlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Prize, among others. Visit his website at www.larsmytting.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52023826940205,"sku":"9781419760938","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-night-of-the-scourge-hardcover-9978852.webp?v=1777430826","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-night-of-the-scourge-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}