This tale resembles a story from the Brothers Grimm, set in an enchanted forest within the Arctic Circle, where our writer finds himself staying at the remarkable Treehotel, a collection of rooms crafted amid the tall pines. Venturing out to encounter reindeer herders and fishing on a frozen lake, King relishes the bite of the cold and the meditative silence the empty landscape brings, before returning to the warmth. ‘The fire will be crackling. There will be coffee and cinnamon buns.’
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