A wonderful story. I enjoyed Nora's pluck, her marvelous internal monologues that had such immediacy about them; her crazy friends, her busy and boisterous little children. Having travelled and lived in remote places, I identified with Nora's sense of isolation; desperation, and "war-time" humor. Margaret Doyle's words have the ring of truth. I loved this book.Carol Nickisher, author of Riding the Reef - a Pan American Adventure, with Love.