{"product_id":"this-land-of-snow-a-journey-across-the-north-in-winter-9781680512724","title":"This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter","description":"\u003cb\u003e2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Journeys\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis Land of Snow\u003c\/i\u003e 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 adrenalin and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Along the way readers 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorley, Anders:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A dual-citizen of the US and Canada, \u003cb\u003eAnders Morley\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNew Hampshire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and his work has appeared in a variety of other publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorthern Woodlands\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and \u003ci\u003eThe Aurorean\u003c\/i\u003e. Anders lives on Wolfe Island, Ontario.","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859626365202,"sku":"9781680512724","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6d91a65-fe73-4706-8e08-f280dabb11d3.jpg?v=1737560575","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-land-of-snow-a-journey-across-the-north-in-winter-9781680512724","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}