These are the author’s memoirs about her
first 16 years, 1947-1964. They are set in Denmark and the Faroes, and conclude
when she sails out of the port of Tórshavn on her way to the US.
It is the story of a sensitive girl coming
of age and maturing. Her childhood is not carefree and comes to an abrupt end,
when she realizes that all is not well between her parents. She suddenly the
source of much of her pain and disquiet, which she had not been able to fully grasp
until then.