The Palace of the Snow Queen: Winter Travels in Lapland

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Library Journal (11/01/2007)
The icy tips of Norway, Sweden, and Finland stretch above the Arctic Circle. The region is home to the Sami, the indigenous people of Lapland, and has become a tourist destination for the hardy and for those who don't know how cold -20°F really isuntil they are sitting in an outdoor ice theater watching Macbeth performed in Sami. Sjoholm ("The Pirate Queen") escapes the grief of a lost relationship to explore these frozen lands and the people who live there. She spends time in Kiruna, an iron ore mining town near the famous Ice Hotel, which draws tourists to its ice bar and ice beds. She explores the conflicts between visitors who seek both an ideal, untouched wilderness and controversial activities like dog sledding, which negatively impact reindeer herds and migration and the lives of the Sami people. After reading this book, readers get a real sense of life in a dark, very cold, yet also beautiful land. Recommended for public and academic libraries.Melissa Stearns, Franklin Pierce Univ. Lib. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

ISBN: 1593761597 | EAN: 9781593761592
Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard  | Publication Date: September, 2007

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