Under the Volcano

A Tale of a Marriage, a Journalist and an Island

von Jonathan Power

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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 worked—in Jeany’s case at her opera concerts and in Jonathan’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.

• Reihe: Edition Noema
• Themen: Ratgeber Familie und Gesundheit
• ISBN: 9783838221373
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2026
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: ibidem