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AUTHOR

‘To write The Dutch Maiden I moved to a village bordering three countries; the detached nature of such no-man’s-lands has always appealed to me. Of course, this situation forced its way into the story, making it jump back and forward over the borders—between two countries, two World Wars, two old friends, between childhood and adulthood—like a fencer would over the center line of the strip.’

TRANSLATOR

‘As a translator you revisit a book again and again, refining your work in draft after draft. With The Dutch Maiden, more than any other novel I’ve translated, these return visits felt like diving into another world, thick with atmosphere, alive with sounds, smells, and arresting images and shot through with a chilling sense of foreboding.’

PUBLISHER

‘Marente de Moor is a highly original Dutch writer. Her language is exquisite and extremely well crafted, and her story sparkles with so much imaginative detail that it feels as if she is taking you along with her on a trip back in time, to a fascinating world full of raging passions, mystery, and moral dilemmas.’