My Novel Book!

This twelvemonth I've been tinkering away behind the scenes on a novel book. And directly it's locomote fourth dimension to divulge a trivial to a greater extent than close it! So exciting! While my showtime 2 books focus on interior design, my new book is centered but about the Swedish philosophy of 'Lagom' important 'not also much, no also trivial - but right.' I moved to Sweden inwards 2004 as well as over the by thirteen years a lot has happened -  marriage, children, work.... But also, piece I'll nevertheless ever live a Londoner at heart, I've slow adapted to the Swedish means of life. My abode is clutter-free, I ride my wheel everywhere (even inwards the snow!), I induce got walks along beaches as well as inwards the forests as well as I complete operate on fourth dimension (clock-watching? who me?!). And something really unexpected has happened - I've buy the farm calmer, to a greater extent than content as well as ultimately..... happier! In 'Lagom: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life'  I've drawn on my observations of life inwards Sweden - from how my Nordic friends decorate their homes, induce got morn dips, buy the farm mushroom picking as well as enjoying a fika (a intermission amongst a java as well as a trivial treat) to how they celebrate holidays as well as other big events, heighten their children as well as fifty-fifty smasher a remainder amongst the basis but about them. I promise you'll savour the many tips, arts and crafts ideas as well as fifty-fifty the strange recipe every bit much every bit I have  compiling them for the book!




'Lagom: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life' is directly available to pre-order here!

It's such a wonderful minute to meet a mass come upwardly to life. Thank you lot to my publisher HarperCollins who has been then supportive of all my ideas from start to complete as well as the talented Swedish illustrator Petra Borner for the beautiful illustrations throughout the book! I can't nation you lot how generous my Swedish friends (and others farther afield) induce got been throughout the procedure - from trusting me amongst their knowledge, to sharing experiences as well as providing recipes - tack så mycket! And finally, a huge give thank you lot you for reading my spider web log as well as next my feeds on social media, you lot inspire me to portion my experiences of Scandinavian (and to a greater extent than specifically Sweden) - as well as this mass would never induce got been possible without you!

I promise you lot savour it!

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