Amid The Rubble of World War II

About the Book

Lust and love ran in high gear. The pubs were packed with servicemen dancing with beautiful girls in their arms to the lovely war songs sung by the deep throaty voice of the soloist in the band. Paper doll, white cliffs of dover and love me tonight ---we may never meet again --- there may never be a tomorrow---

About the Author

Miss Haflidason is 100 percent Icelandic. The author is a daughter of a late sea captain, Sigurdur Rósenkar Haflidason of Reykjavik, Iceland. The author arrives from a long line of Icelandic writers in her family and began composing poetry on her native language when still a child. Iceland has more writers, more bookstores, and publish more books than any country in the world—per capita. Icelandic writer Haldor Laxness is a Nobel Prize winner for his novel Independent People. During Miss Haflidason’s visit in Iceland, her cousin, Όlöflavia Arnadóttir, a renowned poet, and she payed Haldor Laxness a short stay at his small modest home by the sea. He was not at home. The door was unlocked. They went in. Icelanders never lock their doors.