Living Danishly with Helen Russell

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Mind the (Reading) Gap: Getting Hooked on Books

Mind the (Reading) Gap: Getting Hooked on Books

Moving 'home' after more than a decade in Denmark, I expected to be blindsided by the big stuff. The price of home ownership. Potholes. Hills! But there's one thing that’s really floored me...

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“Oh, he just not into reading...” is a phrase I’ve heard more than once since moving. Returning to the UK after more than a decade in Denmark, I expected to be blindsided by the big stuff. The price of home ownership. The number of Greggs. Potholes. Hills! The last time I lived in the UK I was childfree. Now I’m herding three small people, I notice diff…

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