Books set in Netherlands (37)


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31.

The Tree and the Vine by Dola De Jong EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
A lesbian love story set during the Nazi occupation in Holland.

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The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker EN

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When his twin brother dies in a car accident, Helmer is obliged to return to the small family farm. He resigns himself to taking over his brother's role and spending the rest of his days with his head under a cow. Then Riet appears, the woman once engaged to marry his twin. Could Riet and her son live with him for a while?

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The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Neil Gaiman meets Hans Christian Andersen in this delicious fairy tale full of mysterious spirits, daring escapes, and a beautiful message about the power of found families. In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the autumn of 1880, when five babies are left in outrageous circumstances; one in a tin toolbox, one in a coal bucket, one in a picnic hamper, one in a wheat sack, and finally, one in a coffin-shaped basket. Those babies were Lotta, Egg, Fenna, Sem, and Milou. And although th... continue

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Tirza by Arnon Yasha Yves Grunberg NL

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Op de avond van het eindexamenfeestje van zijn lievelingsdochter Tirza verliest de wat saaie Jörgen Hofmeester definitief de controle over zijn leven.

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Todo está tranquilo arriba by Gerbrand Bakker ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Helmer es un granjero que, con cincuenta y cinco años y una vida marcada por la soledad, está a punto de tomar las riendas de su vida. Gerbrand Bakker nos envuelve en los pensamientos de un protagonista que trata de entender su propio aislamiento a través de un lenguaje directo que nos divierte, emociona y nos lleva a preguntarnos el porqué de nuestras propias decisiones. Los constantes viajes entre el pasado y el presente nos hacen partícipes de una historia que podría haber sido diferente.

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Two Old Men and a Baby : Or, How Hendrik and Evert Get Themselves Into a Jam by Hendrik Groen EN

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Nine years before the events of the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1⁄4 Years Old, Hendrik and his best friend Evert embark on a madcap adventure--with an unexpected guest. Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker, faithful friends in good and bad times, are well over seventy and their lives have quieted down. They see each other once a week to play chess, have a drink, and grab a bite to eat while reflecting on life. But one day, their peace is rudely disturbed when Evert shows up on Hendrik's doorstep with a surprise in the form of an unexpected little guest. He had s... continue

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We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets EN

Rating: 3 (5 votes)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
For readers of Leila Slimani's The Perfect Nanny or Ling Ma's Severance: a tight, propulsive, chilling novel by a rising international star about a group of young colleagues working as social media content monitors--reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation--who convince themselves they're in control . . . until the violence strikes closer to home. Kayleigh needs money. That's why she takes a job as a content moderator for a social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories,... continue