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Have you ever wanted to visit paradise? A place
where the sun always shines and the breeze is always warm? The Islands of the
Caribbean are very much like that. The author accompanied her husband Ross to
Montserrat in the fall of 1989 so he could go to medical school. During their
twenty-two months on the island, she had many introductions to the local sights
and sounds. The animals, people and places did exist, but the island is now
vastly changed from what it was during her stay there. Shortly after their
departure from the island in April of 1992, the previously dormant volcano
smoldering in the mountains behind their beloved plantation home came roaring to
life. Now many places mentioned in her forthcoming stories are buried under many
feet of volcanic ash. Animals and people have had to find new places to call
home. While on the island, Mrs. Andreassen taught in a local school and became
known to students, teachers, parents, and local business people from all areas
of the small island. The drawings illustrating her forthcoming stories are all
take from experiences and visits to the many beautiful and exotic places
previously known to the islanders. Literary license has been taken with facts
about the animals, their habits and life needs. Finding out how they really live
will take a trip to a library near you. To the children and grandchildren who
will never know Montserrat as it was before "The Volcano", I lovingly dedicate
this book.
About the Author
Elaine Andreassen sitting on the steps in front of their plantation home, Glen
Mhor in Gages. Dr. and Mrs. Andreassen have two grown children and live and work
in Missouri, U.S.A. near their "old home."