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Living Danishly with Helen Russell
Author of 7 books inc The Year of Living Danishly. Former ed marieclaire.co.uk turned Scandinavia correspondent. I write about what it means to live a good life around the world (& herd mini Vikings). Laura Clark Is Away From Her Desk out now!
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