COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | Nothing Like a Dane

Nothing Like a Dane
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Nothing Like a DaneWe are very pleased to be giving away two copies of Keri Bloomfield’s book ‘Nothing Like a Dane’ to our GrownUps members.

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About Nothing Like a Dane

Humorous and heartfelt, Nothing Like a Dane is a memoir of a New Zealander living her best life in Denmark.

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 misdemeanours, 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.

Nothing Like a Dane insights:

  • Danes love their bicycles with nine out of 10 of them owning one. Only four out of 10 Danes own a car.
  • Loosely translated, hygge – pronounced hoo-gah – is a sense of comfort, togetherness and well-being. It is not simply wearing socks and drinking coffee in front of a fireplace (even if global marketers want you to believe that). Meik Wiking, author of The Little Book of Hygge describes hygge as ‘an atmosphere and an experience’.
  • Danishes are not Danishes in Denmark. They’re called Wienerbrød, a name given by the Austrian bakers from Vienna (spelt ‘Wien’ in Danish), who first introduced them to Denmark. That’s right, Danish Pastries are really Austrian pastries.
  • There are no laws prohibiting nudity in open spaces in Denmark. So be prepared, be at one with bums, boobs and (gasp) ‘rod’ reveals. Winter bathing is especially loved by the older generation and is often done in one’s birthday suit. And should one be lucky enough to reach 70, 80 or 90, then why the hell not indeed.

About the author:

Keri Bloomfield is a Kiwi mum in Denmark and a witty observer of cultural nuances. Born in Upper Hutt she now lives in Copenhagen with a Dane, their daughter and far too many bakeries. She enjoys confusing others with New Zealand slang while wrestling with her lifetime commitment to speaking Danish.

Before Denmark (BD) she could be found enjoying a flat white under the guise of a coffee meeting in Wellington or Auckland. On weekends you would have likely found her cycling around the Miramar Peninsula or, together with her brother, organising a triathlon series in Wellington. Nothing Like a Dane is her debut memoir.

You can connect with Keri through her website www.keribloomfield.com or on Instagram where she shares regular updates on life in Denmark https://www.instagram.com/keri.bloomfield/

 

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