Jim and Jen had always dreamed of taking a family sabbatical in another country, so when they lost half their savings in... (more)
Jim and Jen had always dreamed of taking a family sabbatical in another country, so when they lost half their savings in the stock-market crash, it seemed like just a crazy enough time to do it. The family packed up and left the troubled landscape of contemporary America for the Croatian mountain village of Mrkopalj: land of Jennifer's ancestors. 320 pp. 40,000 print. (less)