{"product_id":"the-end-of-drum-time","title":"The End of Drum-Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2023 by NPR, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThe best type of historical fiction--electrifying, edifying, and set in an utterly enthralling time and place.\" ---\u003ci\u003eThe Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic love story in the vein of \u003ci\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, about a young reindeer herder and a minister's daughter in the nineteenth century Arctic Circle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sámi reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvár, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse's daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses borders--of cultures, of beliefs, and of political divides--as Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylväinen's \u003ci\u003eThe End of Drum-Time \u003c\/i\u003eimmerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943534231783,"sku":"9781250871817","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_097061a9-b9e3-4606-b4bd-cdda65e33d67.jpg?v=1775325271","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-end-of-drum-time","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}