His Name is David

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Jan Vantoortelboom. His Name is David

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Flanders, 1915. David Verbocht, sentenced to death as a deserter, stands before the firing squad and looks back on his short and turbulent life. As a young man, David was sent away by his parents, after a tragic accident in the family, to become a schoolteacher in the remote village of Elverdinge. There he develops a special bond with a sensitive young student, along with feelings for the boy’s mother. Until fate strikes again and the history of loss and guilt seems to repeat itself. With His Name Is David Vantoortelboom has written a beautifully atmospheric novel about love and tenderness in the face of brutality and war, in a sober and intimate style that shimmers with a restrained sensuality.

‘Beautifully written. Vantoortelboom strikes a powerfully emotive chord’

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He pulled down my arm, bending my thumb so far the joint cracked.

‘The fox escaped, of course. The bear wanted to, but his tail was frozen in the ice. He was stuck fast. He twisted and turned his bum, while the voices of the approaching hunters came ever closer. Panicking, he pushed and pulled, harder and harder … until his tail snapped off.’

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