Escape to the Northern Lights

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Sometimes you have to leave the big city, and all the stress that goes with it, to find yourself.

In Escape to the Northern Lights by Carrie Walker, Criminal lawyer Sara Pearson’s has a high-stress and high-reward life. To wit: her hourly rate is so high she can buy Jimmy Choos two at a time. But it all comes crashing down after she suffers multiple panic attacks and her doctor signs her off for two months. After seeing her soon-to-be ex-husband on a date, she books herself into the Firefly Forest resort in Norway.

She is bitterly disappointed when she discovers what she thought would be a five-star spa retreat is anything but. The meals are silent. The food is vegan. The wi-fi is spotty (at best). The remote location means she can’t escape as quickly as she would like, so she finds herself reluctantly enjoying it.

Walker transports the reader to this remote corner of Norway, and all the activities that entails. Outdoor swimming. Saunas. Dog-sled rides. Fire walking. Tree hugging. Snowstorms.

The characters are all richly drawn, especially Henrick, who helps run the retreat, and Sara's soon-to-be ex-husband Mark, who is so dastardly he needs a moustache to twirl. Like in her previous two novels, Walker excels as describing Norwegian delicacies on offer, creating a mouth-watering experience. 

If you don’t have a month to spend in a Norwegian forest to change your life, you could try to read this book instead. 

Maureen Stapleton

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