This Land of Snow, Anders Morley
This Land of Snow, Anders Morley
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This Land of Snow
A Journey Across the North in Winter

Author: Anders Morley

Narrator: Basil Sands

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/22/2020

Synopsis

A passionate skier since he was a child, Anders Morley dreamed of going on a significant adventure, something bold and of his own design. And so one year in his early thirties, he decided to strap on cross-country skis to travel across Canada in the winter alone.

This Land of Snow is about that journey and a man who must come to terms with what he has left behind, as well as how he wants to continue living after his trip is over. It is an honest, thoughtful, and humorous reckoning of an adventure filled with adrenaline and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Along the way listeners gain insight, both charming and fascinating, into Northern outdoor culture and modern-day wilderness living, the history of northern exploration and Nordic skiing, the right to roam movement, winter ecology, and more.

Throughout, Morley's clear, subtle, and self-deprecating voice speaks to a backwoods-genteel aesthetic that explores the dichotomy between wildness and refinement, language and personal story, journey and home.

About Anders Morley

A dual-citizen of the US and Canada, Anders Morley grew up in New Hampshire and began skiing at age five. After earning a master's degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, he settled in Italy, where he worked as a translator and English teacher, and explored the Alps in his free time. He contributes regularly to New Hampshire magazine, and his work has appeared in a variety of other publications, including the Globe and Mail, Northern Woodlands magazine, Maisonneuve magazine, and the Aurorean. Anders lives on Wolfe Island, Ontario.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill

An enjoyable read, but it falls a little flat in terms of bringing readers along on the adventure. The author's ruminations on history and infrastructure, while often interesting, come across as interruptions rather than a natural flow in the narrative. The journey has this staccato rhythm as well —......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Appeared in Jan. 21, 2022 The Norwegian American print and online newspaper [URL not allowed] MICHAEL KLEINER Business and Sports Editor The Norwegian American Though named Anders, Anders Morley is not Norwegian, but his cross-country skiing journey across Canada had numerous Norwe......more

Goodreads review by Tatyana

Expected a story of challenges, struggles, logistical nightmares, freezing, encountering wildlife, and all that is expected on a cross country solo skiing, but got a boring tale of hitching rides and meeting people. I like books that show the realities of such journeys, that paint a whole picture of......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

I loved reading about the details of his adventure, the route, and how he managed the cold. I also found the stories of the people he met along the way interesting and amusing. There were a couple chapters where he waxed poetic about the cold, and infrastructure, and while I liked what he was saying......more

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