{"product_id":"always-home-always-homesick-a-love-letter-to-iceland","title":"Always Home, Always Homesick: A Love Letter to Iceland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Iceland feels personified in this memoir . . . intimate and never less than captivating' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Burial Rites \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an inspirational memoir about her travels in Iceland, an extraordinary country that has forged a nation of storytellers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she was seventeen years old, Hannah Kent travelled to Iceland from Australia. She'd never seen snow before, didn't speak a word of Icelandic. All she knew was that she wanted to have an experience - to soak up something of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon she found herself isolated in a remote part of Iceland in a dark winter. It was a gruelling experience, but she quickly fell in love with the country: with its brutally beautiful landscapes and with its people. On returning home, with images of Iceland's towering glaciers and windswept tundras in her dreams, Hannah began to write.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, as a mother and a wife, she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland, in \u003ci\u003eAlways Home, Always Homesick\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[A] gripping memoir . . . lyrically written . . . riveting' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Outstanding' - Madeline Miller\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, intriguing and unique' - Kate Mosse\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I've read' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Remarkable' - \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A must-read' - \u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 352 pages | Published November 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986414059869,"sku":"9781035066278","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781035066278.jpg?v=1774498503","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/always-home-always-homesick-a-love-letter-to-iceland","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}