Along the Norwegian coast lies the tiny island of Barroy, home to a small family whose fortunes ebb and flow with the tides. Readers looking for a fast-paced novel should look elsewhere. But those who are willing to be soothed by the gentle patterns of life will find a treasure trove. By book’s end, Ingrid Barroy, who’s elementary school-aged when the story opens, has her family’s fate firmly in her able hands. There’s plenty of nuance in the gradual “progress” Barroy sees even if Ingrid’s father, Hans, had barely managed to keep the “rotting raft” that was their existence, afloat.
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