Pioneer Press: Vidar Sundstøl goes dark in new novel

Just in time for Halloween comes Vidar Sundstøl’s new novel “The Devil’s Wedding Ring,” with all the dark elements we love, including a 13th-century stave church, a venerated statue, pagan midsummer rites, a creepy folk tale rooted in Norwegian culture, a ghostly monk and murder.

The Devil's Wedding Ring (Vidar Sundstol)Just in time for Halloween comes Vidar Sundstol’s new novel “The Devil’s Wedding Ring,” with all the dark elements we love, including a 13th-century stave church, a venerated statue, pagan midsummer rites, a creepy folk tale rooted in Norwegian culture, a ghostly monk and murder.

Sundstøl was applauded for the sense of place in his Minnesota books and now local readers can place themselves in his beautiful Norwegian landscape.

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Published in: Pioneer Press
By: Mary Ann Grossmann