'Immediate intimate and never less than captivating' - 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. '[A] gripping memoir . . .
lyrically written . . . riveting' - The Sunday Times 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
