I love books set in Scandinavia – or the Nordic countries if you include Finland and are pedantic about your geography. You couldn't set a book anywhere more beautiful than my native land. I may be a little biased, of course. But having just made a quick visit to the Åland Islands, situated … [Read more...]
CoScan magazine is now online
Just a quick note to let you know that a magazine for which I write articles about Finland, is now online. CoScan, or confederation of Scandinavian Societies of Great Britain was set up in 1950 and acts as a coordinating body for societies which work for cultural exchange between UK and Ireland … [Read more...]
The Living and the Dead in Winsford by Håkan Nesser – a review
The Living and the Dead in Winsford is a novel with a slowly building tension, which only gives up on the last pages of this genius psychological thriller. Maria Holinek has decided to spend the winter in a remote Exmoor cottage, with the single ambition to outlive her dog, … [Read more...]
