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AUTHOR

‘Just in front of my house is the statue of Hansje Brinker. Everyone knows the legendary fairytale of the boy with his finger in the dike, who saved the Netherlands from the rising water. This legend inspired me to write this novel. My protagonist, Gieles, is a modern Hansje Brinker: he fights for the place where he and his loved ones live.’

TRANSLATOR

‘Gliding Flight, with its full cast of beautifully realized, well-rounded characters, required paying very close attention to voice. From the endearing Gieles to the obnoxious Tony, from Meike’s adolescent angst to her parents’ clueless concern, plus the whole parallel history of Sophia and Ide—each one of them is a unique flesh-and-blood person, and I had to make sure they stayed that way in their journey from Dutch to English.’

PUBLISHER

‘Anne-Gine Goemans’s writing reminds me of John Irving. It is full of fantasy and absurd situations, it’s fresh and alive, it’s funny and moving. It flows like a Dutch river and flies like an airplane, carefree and willful at the same time. Goemans is a fantastic storyteller.’