Marjolijn van Heemstra

Jonathan Reeder

Cosmic Perspectives on Everyday Life

In Light Years There's No Hurry

Peter Buwalda

A darkly hilarious tale of a model family's disintegration. Professor Siem Sigerius - maths genius, jazz lover, judo champion, Renaissance man. When Aaron meets his girlfriend Joni's family for the first time, her multitalented father could hardly be a more intimidating figure, but somehow the underachieving photographer manages to bluff his way to a friendship with the paterfamilias. With his feet under the table at the beautiful Sigerius farmhouse, Aaron feels part of the family. A perfect family. Until, that is, things start to go wrong in a very big way

Bonita Avenue

Conny Braam

On 31st July 1917 the 26-year-old Englishman Robin Ryder climbs out of a trench on the Flanders battlefields and charges recklessly towards the German artillery. Later he is heavily wounded by a German grenade; half his face will have to be hidden behind a mask. At roughly the same moment Lucien Hirschland, travelling salesman for the flourishing Nederlandsche Cocaine Fabriek, brings in a big order from an English pharmaceutical company. Soon after this he closes a deal with a buyer for the German army. From his profits he treats himself to a much-longed-for Harley Davidson. When the war ends, extraordinary circumstances find Ryder living in the Hirschland family home where he is lovingly welcomed by Lucien’s younger sister Swanee. Expectations and illusions grow, but through betrayal and self-deception their lives spin out of control, as they learn that the war veteran has more to hide than his mutilated face. Intriguing, tense and very well constructed, this novel will be talked about. Cocaine and war, love and vengeance, The Cocaine Salesman is an unparalleled novel based on historical events.

Jonathan Reeder

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