{"product_id":"always-home-always-homesick-a-love-letter-to-iceland-by-hannah-kent-9781035066285","title":"Always Home, Always Homesick : A Love Letter to Iceland","description":"\u003cp\u003eImmediate, intimate and never less than captivating' - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she was seventeen years old, Hannah Kent travelled to Iceland from Australia. She had never seen snow before and did not speak a word of Icelandic. All she knew was that she wanted to have an experience, to soak up something of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoon 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn returning home, with images of Iceland's towering glaciers and windswept tundras in her dreams, Hannah began to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, as a mother and a wife, she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Burial Rites:\n\u003cbr\u003e'Outstanding' - Madeline Miller\n\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, intriguing and unique' - Kate Mosse\n\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I've read' - Independent\n\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable' - The Sunday Times\n\u003cbr\u003e'A must-read' - Grazia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannah Kent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57235954991477,"sku":"9781035066285","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9781035066285.jpg?v=1780076019","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/always-home-always-homesick-a-love-letter-to-iceland-by-hannah-kent-9781035066285","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}