Author(s): Laura Galloway

History

Part memoir, part travelogue, this is the story of one woman's six years living in a reindeer-herding village in the Arctic Tundra, forging a life on her own as the only American among one of the most unknowable cultures on earth.

 A DNA test suggesting she shared some genetics with the Sami people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic tundra, tapped into Laura Galloway's wanderlust. An affair with a Sami reindeer herder led her to abandon her high-flying New York life for a fresh start in the tiny town of Kautokeino. When her new boyfriend left her unexpectedly after six months, it would have been easy, and perhaps prudent, to return home. But she stayed for six years.

Dalvi is the story of Laura's time in a reindeer-herding village in Arctic Norway, forging a solitary existence as one of the few Westerners living among one of the most remote cultures on earth. Both a heart-rending memoir and a love letter to the singular landscape of the region, Dalvi explores with great warmth and humility what it means to truly belong.

Review: Laura Galloway's account of her escape to a new life in the Arctic tundra is an enchanting tale of courage, hope and breath-taking grit. I loved it. -- Christina Patterson, author of THE ART OF NOT FALLING APART
An affecting memoir and a paean to the singular climate and landscape of the Arctic, Dalvi (winter in northern Sami) is a profound exploration of connections lost and found. * Traveller *
[A] fascinating memoir. * The New European *
[T]his remarkable memoir is as stirring as it is gripping... a joyous, life-affirming read. * LoveReading *

Contents: 1: Unravelled 2: Ailu 3: Guovdageaidnu 4: Detritus 5: Among the Reindeer 6: Away 7: Bargu (work) 8: Westward 9: Alone 10: Broken 11: Angels Appear 12: Beivvas (sun) 13: Boo 14: The Others 15: Grace 16: I Am Not A Sami 17: London 18: Cahppe 19: Ellos (life) 20: America 21: Nilla 22: Wild 23: Return

Author Biography: Laura Galloway is an international communications strategist, writer, and executive producer with more than 25 years' experience developing and executing original communications strategies. She has worked with some of the world's must recognized thought leaders and brands, with a focus on individuals and institutions in the ideas economy.