ALWAYS HOME, ALWAYS HOMESICK

Immediate intimate and never less than captivating The Guardian From the bestselling author of Burial Rites comes an inspirational memoir about her travels in Iceland an extraordinary country that has forged a nation of storytellers When she was seventeen years old Hannah Kent travelled to Iceland from Australia She d never seen snow before didn t speak a word of Icelandic All she knew was that she wanted to have an experience to soak up something of the world Soon she found herself isolated in a remote part of Iceland in a dark winter It was a gruelling experience but she quickly fell in love with the country with its brutally beautiful landscapes and with its people On returning home with images of Iceland s towering glaciers and windswept tundras in her dreams Hannah began to write Now as a mother and a wife she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland Praise for Burial Rites Outstanding Madeline Miller Gripping intriguing and unique Kate Mosse One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I ve read Independent Remarkable The Sunday Times A must read Grazia