Mor and Me: Life, Language, and Love in Letters from Danmark, by Lise Margrete Greene

Mor and Me: Life, Language, and Love in Letters from Danmark by Lise Margrete Greene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many of us have a desire to travel, to see the world, or, at least, the country we live in. Unfortunately, no everyone who wants to travel has the chance to do so. That's when books dealing with travel are wonderful to get lost in.

Mor and Me: Life, Language, and Love in Letters from Danmark by Lise Margrete Greene is one of those books.

Before we go further, I have known the author for a number of years. When she mentioned having written Mor and Me, I had to read it. (Writers are a funny bunch; if we discover a friend also writes, we feel compelled to read said book/article/etc.)

Getting a copy on my ereader (the book also comes as a hardcopy), I was able to start reading almost immediately, and was pleasantly surprised.

Lise's mother (Mor) was from Danmark (the Danish spelling of Denmark). Having heard stories from her mother's youth, Lise felt compelled to travel there. While there, she would email family and friends about her time there. This book grew from those emails and other writings about the country.

Without adding more (I don't want to add any spoilers here), Mor and Me: Life, Language, and Love in Letters from Danmark is well worth reading, especially for those of us who can't travel.

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