i ADORED this book - loads of facts and interest about Scandanavia

[LordPalmerston]

www.amazon.co.uk/The-Almost-Nearly-Perfect-People/dp/0224089625?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
once you start you need someone nearby who will ahum and aha at the facts you have got out of it.

LOVED

[mizu]

I have this on my wish list and am looking forward to reading it.

[sassytheFIRST]

Might have mentioned this once or twice on twatter...

[13loki]

I live in Sweden. Will it give me facts to annoy my (Swedish) workmates?

[EduardoBarcelona]

oh yes...
it annoyed ALL of twitter. ;) *

• with facts they then amazed their mates with

[MooncupGoddess]

Oh, I heard about this! Must put it on the list...

I liked Fishing in Utopia, about Sweden in the 1970s. The author lived in a little provincial town where anyone who wanted booze had to order it at the bus station and then go and collect it the next day.

[EduardoBarcelona]

Ooh I'll try that. I'm a non fic freak atm

[skinmysunshine]

Added to wish list

[alcibiades]

Looks interesting. Added to my wish list.

[TroyMcClure]

anyone finished it?

[puzzlepiecebehindthecouch]

Just reserved this at the bibliotek here :-) Looking forward to reading more about my new home country and neighbours