Dani Redd

In Hinterland Issue 3 we publish, with huge pleasure, the pieces that won the Hinterland Prize 2019: Anna Lachkaya’s beautifully evoked account of immigrant girlhood, Megan Holland’s story of grief and becoming, and Dani Redd’s other-worldly roam across a remote Scandinavian island. Inside a stunning cover, created exclusively for Hinterland by artist Rebecca Pymar, is an outstanding line-up of new creative non-fiction plus all our great regular features, including the award-winning poet George Szirtes in conversation with his daughter Helen Szirtes.

"Arktichnij klub potsinovuvachiv kari" - romantichna istorija z aromatom moroznogo povitrja ta prismakom spetsij.Maja virushaje za svojim khloptsem do Arktiki, mrijuchi pro pivnichne sjajvo, pojizdki na sanchatakh i tepli obijmi. Ale zamist romantiki jiji zustrichajut ljutij kholod, postijna temrjava i... vidchuttja, scho vona zagubila sebe. Use zminjujetsja, koli vona vidkrivaje kulinarnu knigu materi j gotuje odnu zi svojikh uljublenikh strav - indijske kari. Tut pochinajetsja spravzhnja magija: novi druzi, nespodivana kar'jera, navit pogana pogoda vzhe ne zdajetsja takoju strashnoju - i sered snigiv mozhna rozpaliti vogon nadiji, jakscho ne zabuvati prislukhatisja do golosu sertsja.

It’s possible to find home in the most unexpected places… Soon after upending her life to accompany her boyfriend Ryan to the Arctic, Maya realises it’s not all Northern Lights and husky sleigh rides. Instead, she’s facing sub-zero temperatures, 24-hour darkness, crippling anxiety – and a distant boyfriend as a result. In her loneliest moment, Maya opens her late mother’s recipe book and cooks Indian food for the first time. Through this, her confidence unexpectedly grows – she makes friends, secures a job as a chef, and life in the Arctic no longer freezes her with fear. But there’s a cost: the aromatic cuisine rekindles memories of her enigmatic mother and her childhood in Bangalore. Can Maya face the past and forge a future for herself in this new town? After all, there’s now high demand for a Curry Club in the Arctic, and just one person with the know-how to run it… A tender and uplifting story about family, community, and finding where you truly belong – guaranteed to warm your heart despite the icy setting! Readers are loving The Arctic Curry Club: ‘I absolutely loved this and read it in one sitting… absolutely perfect… cozy, escapist, and comforting… kept me hooked… a fabulous book club pick.’ Goodreads reviewer, ????? ‘Absolutely fabulous! Loved… truly amazing.’ Goodreads reviewer, ????? ‘Yes, yes, yes, and more yes… you never want to stop reading.’ Goodreads reviewer, ????? ‘Like the most delicious, intricate curry you’ve ever tasted. You can’t help yourself for seconds…thirds…or, in my case, staying up until the wee hours to finish. Highly, highly recommended.’ Goodreads reviewer, ????? ‘I ADORED this book!… I hope there's a sequel!’ Goodreads reviewer, ????? ‘I loved this… warm and delicious… will pick you up and take you away!’ Goodreads reviewer, ?????