Faeroes' Child

>Unusual location
>Unique story
>Combination of personal story and information
>Includes Viking folklore and customs
>Separate section on history
>Map of the Faroe Islands

Stranded on the tiny outcrop of islands in the stormy North Atlantic Ocean, Antonia's formative years are spent in the care of kindly but over-protective spinster sisters. The harsh environment is a fitting background for the age-old Viking customs and sagas that become part of Antonia's everyday life. However, while she eventually learns to adapt to her new world, she can never resolve her feelings of abandonment or stop wondering if she will ever see her parents again.

Antonia's compelling story continues in Australia where the long-awaited reunion with her mother does not turn out as planned. The cultural shock of the Australian way of life, and the curious parenting style of her domineering mother results in an ever-widening gap in their relationship.

It is only on a visit to the Faroe Islands forty years later that Antonia can unravel her childhood memories and attempt to explain her mother's motives for sending her only child away.

Faeroes' Child will linger in your memory long after the last page.

'The threads of any life are significant, but few have the potency that Antonia Stephenson has captured in telling her own remarkable story.' Maggie Hamilton, author of Coming Home; Love Your Work, Reclaim Your Life; and Magic of the Moment

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