Hygge and Kisses
Bo Hazlehurst is only twenty-six but she's feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders. When we first meet her it's through her inner dialogue, as she ponders an article she recently read about the 'quarter-life crisis.'
Bo is living in soggy London where her IT salary barely gets her by. Her job is both boring and overwhelming, she doesn't know where she stands with the guy she's dating, and she misses the comforts her parents provided in her childhood home.
Bo's life suddenly goes a bit off the tracks and she finds herself in the market for another job, but her half-Danish friend, Kirsten suggests she take a sabbatical in a Skagen summer house.
Bo arrives in Denmark alone, where she is destined to meet a writer, an artist, and a chef. It's there that she discovers the Danish concept of Hygge and gains the skills she needs to regroup and start the next chapter of her life.
Hygge and Kisses is a cute book, relatable to the Millennial Generation's experience. A nice introduction to the Danish lifestyle and practice of Hygge. Best read by candlelight with a warm blanket and a hot beverage.
I would like to thank Simon and Schuster for allowing me to have a review copy of this book.