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We are thrilled to welcome our friend and ‘travel writer to the star publications’ Laura Hall, to the shop for a talk about her wonderful debut memoir The Year I Lay My Head in Water.
The memoir is a love letter to the sea and the people of Scandinavia, while at the same time a clarion call for anybody stuck in a rut in need of rekindling their lust for life. It’s time to reconnect with the natural world. It’s time to lay your head in the water.
Living in Copenhagen had been a dream for Laura Hall and it was working out – until it wasn’t. She discovered that the trials of life will follow you anywhere, as she felt herself disintegrating into stress and burnout. She was unmoored and unsure of how to find her place in the world.
What followed was a year swimming the cold seas of Scandinavia in search of answers and meaning. She swam in iceberg-filled seas in Greenland, Viking spas in Iceland, and beaches and piers all over Norway, Denmark and Sweden. During this year of discovery, Laura met other people doing the same thing and swapped notes, discovering ways to use the water to strengthen a bond with nature and get back to a more human way of life.
About Laura Hall
Laura Hall is an award-winning author, travel writer and journalist based in Copenhagen. She has written for outlets including The Sunday Times, BBC Travel, the Guardian, The Independent and Lonely Planet. The Year I Lay My Head in Water is her first memoir
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