The Swedish Table

by Helene Henderson

Book Overview

"Although I never physically fit in . . . being the sole tall, awkward African American among a sea of beautiful blonde, blue-eyed Swedes, it was my home. When I tasted the first potato of the summer, just dug out of the ground, or when I picked the first ripe cloudberry and popped it in my mouth, or when I took in the scent of seawater and we grilled salmon just off the boat, it didn't matter what I looked like - I was Swedish. I was home, and I...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816645132
• ISBN13: 9780816645138
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 9.3"