Looking for the Hidden Folk
How Iceland's Elves can Save the Earth
By Nancy Marie Brown
In exploring how Icelanders interact with nature - and their idea that elves live among us - we learn how altering our perceptions of the environment can be a crucial first step toward saving it. Illuminated by her own encounters with Iceland's Otherworld - in ancient lava fields, on a holy mountain, beside a glacier or an erupting volcano, crossing the cold desert at the island's heart on horseback - Ms. Brown offers an intimate conversation about how we look at and find value in nature. Iceland suggests a different way of thinking about the Earth, one that offers hope. Icelanders believe in elves - do you? This quirky and fascinating exploration helps animate the Icelandic landscape and inspire its protection.
Paperback, 274pp. 2022.
