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.
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