Nothing Like a Dane, Keri Bloomfield
Nothing Like a Dane, Keri Bloomfield
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Nothing Like a Dane
A real-life search for hygge in Denmark

Author: Keri Bloomfield

Narrator: Keri Bloomfield

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Pembar Press

Published: 02/22/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The Danish concept of hygge is a wonderful thing. Even if most fail miserably when they try to pronounce or explain its true essence. Unless you’re a Viking of course.As Keri stood in the departure lounge of Auckland International Airport with her four-month-old baby, searching for her flight on the board, hygge wasn’t on her radar. In hindsight she agrees it probably should have been.But she’d never imagined a chance encounter with a Dane in a crowded bar in her home city of Wellington would lead her here, a mother, about to circle the globe, with no knowledge of when she'd return home.Eighteen thousand kilometres away a new life awaited her in Denmark. A country where babies sleep outside, the word for bread is seemingly impossible to pronounce and a country in which immigration challenges abound.A witty observer of cultural nuances, Keri reveals the day-to-day realities of a New Zealander living her best life in Denmark. From integration interrogations to rye bread misdemeanors, Nothing Like a Dane provides a humorous and heartfelt insight into creating a new life in a faraway land.And what did she learn? That it’s not all hygge and pastries. Even in Denmark.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex Kolding

You will laugh out loud at the tales of living in the land of the Vikings! If you’ve ever lived in another country, travelled to Denmark or know anyone who is Danish you will relate. It’s so unbelievably accurate. And while Keri’s wit and good humor make this such an enjoyable read, there is also an......more

Goodreads review by Gina

As an American living in Denmark (with a Dane), this book resonates with every bone in my body. It feels like sitting down for a cup of tea with a good friend and saying, “You, too?! I thought I was the only one!” over and over again. Keri has a keen eye for cultural differences and a clever way wit......more

Goodreads review by Erin

Having spent 7 years myself maneuvering life with the Scandinavians, I can relate to so much in this fun book. The tell-it-like-it-is tale doesn't sugarcoat - maybe only in pastries - what choosing a life lived abroad is about. Especially during those first couple of years when little cultural affro......more

Goodreads review by julie

I’m 10 chapters in. I just can’t manage the whole thing. I’m finding it almost unbearably depressing. And maybe because I can hear myself a little bit in my early years in Denmark. Denmark doesn’t necessarily make things easy, with its impenetrable language where the spelling and pronunciation are,......more

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