The End of Drum-Time -- Hanna Pylväinen, Hardcover

An epic love story in the vein of Cold Mountain and The Great Circle, about a young reindeer herder and a minister's daughter in the nineteenth century Arctic Circle

In 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.

Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylväinen's The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.

Author: Hanna Pylväinen
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 01/24/2023
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781250822901

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2022 pg. 4
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2022
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 112
Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 84