This is another non-fiction book that caught my attention amongst the display of new books in the library. This one is a mix of biography, diary and travel journal by the award winning Danish writer, Dorthe Nors. The 'Line in the World' that the title refers to is the west coast of Denmark, stretching from the northern tip down to where the Wadden Sea meets Holland, (and for those of us who are not terribly familiar with the area, there is a nice little map in the front of the book). Generations of Nors's family have lived on this coastline, and after many years living in cities, she decided to take a year to explore her homeland and delve into it's history. Denmark is not all that far north in the great scheme of things, but the weather along the west coast can be ferocious. For hundreds of years great storms have ripped into the land and in some cases have claimed the lives of thousands. The very worst storm in 1362 is known as the Great Drowning of Men, which...