Tag Archives: Netherlands
An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Safekeep – Yael van der Wouden
(Reviewed by JD Jung) It’s 1961, almost twenty years after the war, and it would appear as if the Netherlands has recovered. However, scars linger beneath the surface in unimaginable ways. Isabel, who is almost thirty years old, doesn’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged Dutch literature, Netherlands
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The Safekeep – Yael van der Wouden
(Reviewed by JD Jung) It’s 1961, almost twenty years after the war, and it would appear as if the Netherlands has recovered. However, scars linger beneath the surface in unimaginable ways. Isabel, who is almost thirty years old, doesn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Our Best, World Literature, WWII
Tagged Dutch literature, Netherlands
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Absinthe: A Thriller – Guido Eekhaut
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “His methods are unconventional at best and border on illegal at times. And his opinion of women, well, I won’t go into that topic.” This is what AIVD Chief inspector Alexandra Dewaal has to deal with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Political fiction, World Issues, World Literature
Tagged Crime, European fiction, Netherlands, politics, Russia
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