An Island in Time: The Biography of a Village

By Geert Mak

Book Overview

In this book Geert Mak returns to the small Frisian village of his childhood, Jorwert (pop. 330 and falling). It's a typical European village where the shops are closing down, the few children left will escape to a less arduous life in the city and it's becoming increasingly isolated. Jowert has more in common with an English village than with Amsterdam, and it's moving story of neighbours and their efforts to preserve their long established way of life is relevant to the changing face of the countryside everywhere in Europe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099546868
• ISBN13: 9780099546863
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"