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Helen Russell - The Year of Living Danishly (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: the happiest place on earth isn't Disneyland, but Denmark, a land often thought of by foreigners as consisting entirely of long dark winters, cured herring, Lego and pastries.
What is the secret to their success? Are happy Danes born, or made?
Helen decides there is only one way to find out: she will give herself a year, trying to uncover the formula for Danish happiness.
From childcare, education, food and interior design (not to mention 'hygge') to SAD, taxes, sexism and an unfortunate predilection for burning witches.
The Year of Living Danishly is a funny, poignant record of a journey that shows us where the Danes get it right, where they get it wrong, and how we might just benefit from living a little more Danishly ourselves.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Europe
- Published : 2016 (Icon Books)
- ISBN : 9781785780233
- SKU : B000699
- PPC : SP340gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"A hugely enjoyable autobiographical account of upping sticks . . . to the sticks." - National Geographic Traveller.
"Brilliant - I've actually fallen out with friends I've recommended it to so many people." - Rob Beckett.
"Russell is possessed of a razor-sharp wit and a winning self-deprecation - two of the things that make this book such a delight." - The Independent.
'A hugely enjoyable romp through the pleasures and pitfalls of setting up home in a foreign land' - PD Smith, The Guardian.