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Title: Island Soul : A Memoir of Norway by Patti Jones Morgan ISBN: 0-945199-19-8 Publisher: Double SS Press Pub. Date: 22 July, 2000 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Island Soul: A Memoir of Norway
Comment: My admiration to Patti Jones Morgan for her sensitive and creative writings on how she came to find the ancient and new soul of the people in a "country where English is a second language". A colorful description of the rugged environment and the people of Karmoy who have their hearts and history tied to it. I felt her struggles to fit in, cheered her on and congtatulate her for her success. A warm and relaxing book.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent read for anyone moving across cultures!
Comment: Island Soul: A Memoir of Norway, by Patti Jones Morgan, is the delightful and poignant story of one woman's expatriate love affair with her host country. Relocating from Houston, Texas to Norway, the book evokes the phases of the transition experience and describes both the challenges of culture shock and the joys of cultural learning. Filled with insights for anyone relocating internationally, the book speaks especially to the importance of language study, to the role of animals and children as cultural bridges, and, most importantly, to the possibility of new relationships when hearts remain open. I recommend this book highly.
Rating: 5
Summary: Charming and delightful
Comment: Reading Island Soul put me into a quandary: did I want to race to the finish to see what happened to the author in her struggles as a foreigner trying to belong on Karmøy Island? Or did I want to slow down and linger, the better to savor every word? Patti Jones Morgan has written a charming and delightful account of being transplanted to a little-known island in Norway and has shared her soul with us in the pages. The book feels cozy and warm, like sharing good talks with a close friend, yet often her observations strike one as richly nuanced and resonant, revealing a poet's soul. She is also in possession of a rare tweaking sense of humor about people and society which will give the reader a good laugh without bile. This book should appeal strongly to a good cross-section of reader interests, since it concerns travel, cultures, human interest stories, language, Scandinavia, and creativity (the author is a writer and an artist), just to name a few. I recommend it unreservedly as a charming book to warm the soul and let's hope we hear more from this fine author!
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Title: Summer Light: A Walk Across Norway by Andrew Stevenson ISBN: 1864503475 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Living in Norway by Solvi Dos Santos, Elisabeth Holte, Knut Faldbakken ISBN: 2080135457 Publisher: Flammarion Pub. Date: 15 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Kitchen of Light: New Scandinavian Cooking With Andreas Viestad by Andreas Viestad, Mette Randem ISBN: 1579652166 Publisher: Artisan Sales Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Norway to America: A History of the Migration by Ingrid, Semmingsen, Einar Haugen ISBN: 0816610002 Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: October, 1980 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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