TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abrahams,Charlotte
TI  - Hygge: a celebration of simple pleasures, living the Danish way 
SN  - 9781409167594
U1  - 158.1 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Trapeze
KW  - National characteristics, Danish
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Denmark
KW  - Contentment
KW  - Well-being
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - Candlelight is hygge; the smell of freshly brewed coffee is hygge; the feel of crisp, clean bed linen is hygge; dinner with friends is hygge. 'Hygge', pronounced 'hoo-ga', is a Danish philosophy that roughly translates to 'cosiness'. But it is so much more than that. It's a way of life that encourages us to be kinder to ourselves, to take pleasure in the modest, the mundane and the familiar. It is a celebration of the everyday, of sensual experiences rather then things. It's an entire attitude to life that results in Denmark regularly being voted one of the happiest countries in the world. So, with two divorces behind her and her 50th birthday rapidly approaching, journalist Charlotte Abrahams ponders whether it's hygge that's been missing from her life
ER  -