Reviewed by Melanie Cutting This fascinating and highly praised debut novel is set in the rural Dutch countryside in the summer of 1961, 16 years after the end of World War II. The story follows 29 year old spinster Isabel, who lives alone in her late mother’s country home. Difficult to relate to, she has two brothers, Hendrik, one year younger and Louis, two years older, although seldom sees them. Tightly controlled and quite humourless, Isa ha…
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