The Atom Station

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.

Cand americanii fac o oferta de cumparare a unui teren in Islanda pentru a construi o baza aeriana NATO dupa cel de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial, in toata tara se provoaca o furtuna de proteste. Narat de o fata de la tara din nord, romanul urmareste experientele ei dupa ce se angajeaza ca menajera in casa parlamentarului sau.