Ambitious Women
- 228pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Book by Wilson, Barbara
Barbara Sjoholm Livres
1 janvier 1950
Cette auteure navigue à travers divers genres, du mémoire aux mystères captivants en passant par les essais de voyage. Son travail explore souvent des thèmes complexes tels que les femmes et la mer, ainsi que la culture et les paysages de la Laponie et du peuple sami. Traductrice et écrivaine, elle est fascinée par le pont entre les cultures et les langues, avec un style souvent décrit comme exploratoire et perspicace. Les lecteurs apprécieront sa capacité à donner vie à des mondes et des personnages lointains avec une profondeur et une empathie remarquables.
Cassandra Reilly is a footloose Irish-American based in London, who is currently in the midst of translating a magic realism novel about thesearch for a lost mother. When she gets an offer from a San Franciscan femme fatale to look for her husband in Barcelona, Cassandra can't resist--and she chases people of all genders in thish highspirited comic thriller.
Fossil Island
- 300pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Set in 19th century Denmark, this novel explores themes of love and independence through the lives of two sisters, Nik and Maj. Nik, a spirited tomboy, enjoys fossil hunting on Fur Island, while Maj pursues her teaching ambitions alongside her friend Eva. A summer romance ignites between Nik and a young musician, Carl, complicating family dynamics and friendships. As the sisters navigate passion and jealousy, their lives reach a turning point in Copenhagen. This is the first installment in a two-part series, with a sequel continuing their journey.
"The story of the Indigenous S?mi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. Deftly written and amply illustrated, From Lapland to S?pmi brings to light the history of collecting, displaying, and returning S?mi material culture, as well as the story of S?mi creativity and individual and collective agency"-- Provided by publisher
An exploration of the winter wonders and entangled histories of Scandinavia's northernmost landscapes--now back in print with a new afterword by the author After many years of travel in the Nordic countries--usually preferring to visit during the warmer months--Barbara Sjoholm found herself drawn to Lapland and Sápmi one winter just as mørketid, the dark time, set in. What ensued was a wide-ranging journey that eventually spanned three winters, captivatingly recounted in The Palace of the Snow Queen. From observing the annual construction of the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, to crossing the storied Finnmark Plateau in Norway, to attending a Sámi film festival in Finland, Sjoholm dives deep into the rich traditions and vibrant creative communities of the North. She writes of past travelers to Lapland and contemporary tourists in Sápmi, as well as of her encounters with Indigenous reindeer herders, activists, and change-makers. Her new afterword bears witness to the perseverance of the Sámi in the face of tourism, development, and climate change. Written with keen insight and humor, The Palace of the Snow Queen is a vivid account of Sjoholm's adventures and a timely investigation of how ice and snow shape our imaginations and create a vision that continues to draw visitors to the North.
