When the Americans make an offer to buy land in Iceland to build a NATO airbase after the Second World War, a storm of protest is provoked throughout the country. Narrated by a country girl from the north, the novel follows her experiences after she takes up employment as a maid in the house of her Member of Parliament.
- | By (Author): Halldor Laxness
- | Series:
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Mar 04, 2004
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 192 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback|Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0099455153
- | ISBN-13: 9780099455158
- By (Author):
- Halldor Laxness
- Publisher:
- Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:
- Mar 04, 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages:
- 192 pages
- Binding:
- Paperback|Softback
- Language:
- English
- ISBN-13:
- 9780099455158