Netherlands flag Books from Netherlands

113 popular dutch books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Netherlands. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.


62.

Shocked Earth by Saskia Goldschmidt EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Femke, her mother Trijn and her grandfather have very different ideas about how to run their family farm. Tensions between mother and daughter are growing; Femke wants to switch to sustainable growing principles, while her mother considers this an attack on tradition. To make matters worse, their home province of Groningen is experiencing a series of earthquakes caused by a gas extraction operation near their farm. While the cracks and splinters in their farmhouse increase, the authorities and the state-owned gas company refuse to offer the local farming community any help. In Shocked Earth, S... continue

63.

Summer Brother by Jaap Robben EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
In this honest, tender account of brotherly love, thirteen-year-old Brian is tasked with caring for his disabled older brother.

64.

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."—The New Yorker A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." —The Wall Street Journal Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying h... continue

65.

The Assault by Harry Mulisch EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
A novel that probes moral devastation in the wake of the slaughter of an innocent family by the Nazis in retaliation for the association with a Dutch collaborator.


67.

The Body Keeps the Score : Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
A pioneering researcher and one of the world’s foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children. Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades work... continue

68.

The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world . . .' Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, he boards a flight for a remote and unfamiliar land, a place where the locals are hungry for the teachings of the Bible - his 'book of strange new things'. It is a quest that will challenge Peter's beliefs, his understanding of the limits of the human body and, most of all, his love for Bea.The Book of Strange New Things is a wildly original tale of adventure, faith and the ties that might hold two people together when they ar... continue

69.

The Borrowed House by Hilda Van Stockum EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
"During World War II a young German girl, member of the Hitler Youth, goes to live with her parents in occupied Amsterdam and comes to realize the truth about the war while living in a house requisitioned for her family"--

70.

The Boy Between Worlds : A Biography by Annejet van der Zijl EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of An American Princess comes the true story of an unconventional family divided by war and prejudice during WWII. When they fell in love in 1928, Rika and Waldemar could not have been more different. She was a thirty-seven-year-old Dutch-born mother, estranged from her husband. He was her immigrant boarder, not yet twenty, and a wealthy Surinamese descendant of slaves. The child they have together, brown skinned and blue eyed, brings the couple great joy yet raises some eyebrows. Until the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands explodes their promising li... continue


FIND BOOKS FROM NETHERLANDS BY GENRE

Adult Adventure Biography Children's literature Contemporary fiction Crime Cultural Domestic fiction Drama Economics Essay Fantasy Historical Historical fiction Horror Humor Memoir Mystery Philosophical Political Psychology Religious Romance Science Science fiction Self-help Short story Spirituality Textbook Thriller Travel Young Adult