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Title: |
Under the Volcano |
| Sub-title: |
A tale of a marriage, a journalist and an island |
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| By (author): |
Jonathan Power |
| ISBN10-13: |
3838221370 : 9783838221373 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
150 |
| Weight: |
.290 Kg. |
| Published: |
Edition Noëma - June 2026 |
| List Price: |
18.00 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Not yet Published
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| The book tells the fascinating story of a family deciding to exit the demands of life in northern Europe and head for a sub-tropical life on an Atlantic island. A planned one-year stay expands into three years, but ends with a debilitating tug of war between husband and wife about whether to return north or not. The story which began so beautifully grinds to a sad end. The place they had ended up living was in a ramshackle house, covered in bougainvillea in a tiny, unspoilt village with no tourists since there was no beach. (However, unbeknown to outsiders, down a steep run of steps was an amazing large rock pool that had breathlessly clear water and only a couple of other swimmers.) When not swimming or doing up the house, the couple workedâ in Jeanyâ s case at her opera concerts and in Jonathanâ s case writing a history of Amnesty International, which Penguin had commissioned. Their eight-year old daughter, Jenny, went to the local village school. She spoke no Spanish but within three months she was fluent. |
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