Description
Set in a Swedish village poised to step into the modern age, this first installment of a sweeping tetralogy opens in the 1870s as the arrival of the first train stirs equal parts excitement and suspicion. Through a web of local relationships, rumors, and shifting loyalties, the community confronts what progress will cost—and what old beliefs may still demand. With Kerstin Ekman’s incisive, atmospheric storytelling, the novel explores the friction between tradition and change, the persistence of superstition, and the ways power can hide in everyday life. As the village’s future begins to take shape, the past refuses to stay buried, setting the stage for a larger, unfolding reckoning.
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Published May 6, 2021
350 pages
ISBN: 9781909408562
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Details
First Published
1997
Language
eng
Translation
From: swe
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