The Palace of The Snow Queen

Winter Travels in Lapland and Sápmi, back in print with a new afterword by the author, Barbara Sjoholm.
Drawn to Lapland and Sápmi just as the dark time set in, Barbara began a journey that spanned three winters, captivatingly recounted with keen insight and humor. From the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, to crossing the storied Finnmark Plateau in Norway, to attending a Sámi film festival in Finland, Sjoholm explores the rich traditions and vibrant creative communities of the North. She writes of past travelers to Lapland and contemporary tourists in Sápmi, as well as of her encounters with Indigenous reindeer herders, activists, and change-makers. Her new afterword bears witness to the perseverance of the Sámi in the face of tourism, development, and climate change.
Paperback, 338pp 2007/2023