THE BELL IN THE LAKE

Narrator Roger May's voice immediately draws listeners into this story. He narrates as if he knows something we can't wait to hear. Local lore has it that the church bells in Butangen, Norway, were cast in memory of conjoined twins. Whenever the town is in danger, the "Sister Bells" ring on their own. The clash between old and new comes when the new pastor contracts to have the ancient church razed and replaced with a new church. What will happen to the "Sister Bells"? May delivers common-sense explanations and superstitions with equal ease. Strange, sometimes deadly, events occur as the church is dismantled, and May handles all with aplomb. Lars Mytting's bestseller in Norway is made even better on audio by May's expressive performance. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2021]