{"product_id":"the-cabin-in-the-mountains-a-norwegian-odyssey-9781789544671","title":"The Cabin in the Mountains: A Norwegian Odyssey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wooden holiday cabin, or \u003ci\u003ehytte\u003c\/i\u003e, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of \u003ci\u003eScandinavians\u003c\/i\u003e, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history.\u003c\/b\u003e  Turf-roofed and wooden-built, offering fresh air, breathtaking views and peaceful isolation, the wooden cabin home – or \u003ci\u003ehytte\u003c\/i\u003e – is a crucial part of Norwegian national identity. In 2016, Robert Ferguson and his wife bought a piece of land high up in the Hardangervidda, and on it they built a cabin.  As the cabin takes shape, Ferguson learns how native Norwegians have married a new-found urban affluence to their past as a tight-knit rural community-nation, and confronts his own ideas about the dream-tradition of the \u003ci\u003ehytte\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing an affectionate but unsentimental portrait of Norwegian culture, society and landscape.  \u003cb\u003e'Singular and captivating: the pursuit of a dream' Professor John Carey\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Illuminating' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'An uncompromising journey into the dark cold north, to reveal the warmth that comes from deep community bonds' Tim Ecott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating... Insightful knowledge of Norway's cultural and social history' * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eFerguson takes us on an uncompromising journey into the dark cold north, to reveal the warmth that comes from deep community bonds – qualities all too often lost in our modern urban lives -- Tim Ecott\u003cbr\u003eSingular and captivating: the pursuit of a dream -- Professor John Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR ROBERT FERGUSON\u003c\/b\u003e:   '\u003ci\u003eScandinavians\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific read... [It] reads like many 19th-century travel books, which also combined wonderful narrative description with bright speculation... It's this approach that makes the book so thoroughly enjoyable' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e.   'Ferguson stretches wide the fabric of history, his knowledge and insights in the process bringing the varied stories of the Nordic people vividly to life' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e.   'Charming, affectionate... Penetrating' -- David Aaronovitch, The Times","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412647649623,"sku":"9781789544671","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789544671.jpg?v=1730517479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cabin-in-the-mountains-a-norwegian-odyssey-9781789544671","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}