Dusím se ve vlastní šťávě
Tell a friend
- CDN $24.00 (US $24.00)
- 244 pages
- ISBN: 978-80-257-0008-2
- Publisher: Argo
- Published Date: 2008
- Cover: Soft Cover
- Comments
Czech
Rodina se přestěhuje ze Seattlu na malý ostrov Vashon, kde si koupí nádherný dům i s pláží, ale nemají vybavení, ani peníze. První část příběhu je o překonávání všech rodinných krizí a zvýšení životní úrovně. Druhá část popisuje rodinné vztahy v době puberty jejich dcer.
Dnes je ze stodoly, kterou tam MacDonaldovi postavili, hotýlek, vedle něhož stále stojí slepičárna, kterou Bettin manžel krátce provozoval v návaznosti na úspěch knihy Vejce a já.
English
Onions in the Stew
Not being able to find a suitable house in Seattle or the mainland suburbs, with the wartime influx of population, they tried the local islands, finally finding a property on Vashon Island. The early part describes the problems of commuting from a home without a road. The children have the choice of the beach if the tide is low, or walk to a neighbours (who do have a road) to catch the school bus. The adults have to follow a muddy trail to catch a ferry, which is usually done at a rush. Their house was intended as a Summer home and is cold in the Winter, so priorities change. "Creosote logs" on the beach are highly prized. Stormy weather brings a "bark tide" of firewood which must be quickly gathered. Various neighbours provide help, hindrance or confusion. At the same time, there are quite poetic pieces on some of the joys of getting food from the sea and land, and domestic scenes of the girls going through adolescence.
