The world and new lifestyles are moving fast -- too fast for Jake and Mary Lou, as well as all the rest of the people in Oakswood, and for that matter, for the entire South. The tried and true ways they learned growing up in their Southern town are melting away, as the whole world around them begins to morph their lifestyle with new, surprising turns. Taking place between the two world wars, No More An Island is a delightful story about people and everyday situations and adventures. Its about the real South in the 20's, between the two world wars. Interwoven throughout the book are authentic descriptions of life as it REALY WAS in the deep South, contrasted to the Hollywood versions.