"A Year in the Netherlands" explores what makes European society unique from the American experience. It describes the travels of an African American woman living in the Netherlands and traveling through Europe with her three boys and husband. It is much more than a family album, highlighting culture and society much different from the United States. This is a must read book for anyone who likes an easy flow and not just an arm chair travel book - it reads like a personal friend has taken you along with her and her family to see, hear and taste a new experience outside the box. She is a wife and a mother who is supportive of her husband and children. And if you are not careful you can and will learn a great deal from her experience.