Dalvi by Laura Galloway
Part memoir, part travelogue, this is the story of one woman's six years as an outsider in a reindeer-herding village in the Arctic Tundra, forging a life on her own in one of the most unknowable cultures on earth.
Meeting Laura Galloway in the pages of her memoir has been like dropping into the incredible life of someone who inspires you to the moon and backHow far would you go to save your own life? For Laura the answer is to the ends of the earth. This astonishing, tender, jaw-dropping story is a page turner. Take this unforgettable journey with Laura and return with gems for your own life. -- Sheri Salata, author of THE BEAUTIFUL NO: AND OTHER TALES OF TRIAL, TRANSCENDENCE AND TRANSFORMATION
Laura Galloway's account of her escape to a new life in the Arctic tundra is an enchanting tale of courage, hope and breath-taking grit. I loved it. -- Christina Patterson, author of THE ART OF NOT FALLING APART
An affecting memoir and a paean to the singular climate and landscape of the Arctic, Dálvi (winter in northern Sámi) is a profound exploration of connections lost and found. * Traveller *
[A] compulsive account -- Hephzibah Anderson * Observer *
[A] fascinating memoir. * The New European *
Remarkable...intriguing...readers can't help but be impressed by her drive * Los Angeles Review of Books *
[T]his remarkable memoir is as stirring as it is gripping... a joyous, life-affirming read. * LoveReading *
Laura Galloway's account of her escape to a new life in the Arctic tundra is an enchanting tale of courage, hope and breath-taking grit. I loved it. -- Christina Patterson, author of THE ART OF NOT FALLING APART
An affecting memoir and a paean to the singular climate and landscape of the Arctic, Dálvi (winter in northern Sámi) is a profound exploration of connections lost and found. * Traveller *
[A] compulsive account -- Hephzibah Anderson * Observer *
[A] fascinating memoir. * The New European *
Remarkable...intriguing...readers can't help but be impressed by her drive * Los Angeles Review of Books *
[T]his remarkable memoir is as stirring as it is gripping... a joyous, life-affirming read. * LoveReading *
Laura Galloway is a writer and communications strategist. She began her career at the Los Angeles Times and holds a Master of Arts in Indigenous Journalism from the Sámi University of Applied Sciences in Kautokeino, Norway, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Southern California. An ardent animal lover, she and her partner live with her two reindeer-herding dogs and two cats.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781911630678 |
| ISBN 10 | 1911630679 |
| Title | Dalvi |
| Author | Laura Galloway |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2021-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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