Veronica Skotnes sets sail across the Arctic Sea in a striking memoir that explores nature and climate change, Norwegian and Sami folklore, and the isolation and community found among the weathered islands of northern Norway.

‘It is a striking odyssey that lingers long in the memory about what it means to be free, and to chase longing that can never quite be defined.’ - The Bookseller, Caroline Sanderson

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Akoya is dedicated to literature that celebrates courageous, visionary and innovative writing.

An acclaimed composer and a Nobel Prize-winning novelist in a fascinating exchange about the power of music.

'The trust you (and I) have in Bach can be brought to any painting or poem or piece of music: trust it, and it may give up its secrets.'

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'Akoya is grounded in the belief that literature is one of the most powerful ways of changing the world. We embrace literary works of art that delve into themes of existentialism, morality, human nature, identity and societal structures.'

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'Hafni says is close to perfection.' Catherine Taylor, Irish Times

‘This is the saddest, strangest, realest road trip book I've ever read.’ Polly Barton, author of What Am I, A Deer?

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