Splendid, illuminating reading

- Jonathan Gibbs, Independent

An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune

- Anthony Cummins, 4 stars, Metro

An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune

- Anthony Cummins, 4 stars, Metro

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[A] tender and compassionate examination of memory

- Ángel Gurría­-Quintana, Financial Times

With this novel Bakker secures a place for himself among the world’s greatest living writers

Irish Examiner

By the award-winning author of The TwinOn a hot summer’s day in June 1969 everyone in the village gathered to welcome Queen Juliana. It would have been an unforgettable day of celebration if only the baker hadn’t been running late with his deliveries and knocked down little Hanne with his brand-new VW van.Years later, Jan arrives on a hot day in June in order to tidy his sister’s grave, and is overcome again with grief and silent fury. Isn’t it finally time to get to the bottom of things? June traces in spellbinding, tender detail how the ripples from one tragic incident spread through a community, a family and down the generations.‘Illuminating’ Independent‘Exceptional’ Irish Times
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By the award-winning author of The TwinOn a hot summer’s day in June 1969 everyone in the village gathered to welcome Queen Juliana.
Splendid, illuminating reading
A visit from the Queen, a tragic accident, a divided family: a masterful new novel from the prize-winning Gerbrand Bakker.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780099563686
Publisert
2016-06-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage
Vekt
218 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Oversetter

Om bidragsyterne

Gerbrand Bakker worked as a subtitler for nature films before becoming a gardener. His debut novel The Twin won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In 2013 his novel, The Detour, won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.