The simple life on a tiny island on the Norwegian coast, at the beginning of the last century. A father, a mother, a sister, a grandfather and a daughter. The catching and drying of fish, the tying of fishing nets, the tending to the various vegetable gardens, the occasional boat trips to the mainland, to shop and trade essentials. Life on the island is pretty self-sustaining, there's a clean math as to how much work everyone needs to do, in order for all of them to have enough to survive. Yet life also evolves, and one has dreams to either improve the island, or to get off the island.
I am a fan for books that focus on the beauty of the simple life, and this one did a great job.