Historical fiction books set in Netherlands (8)
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1.
The Tree and the Vine by Dola De Jong EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
A lesbian love story set during the Nazi occupation in Holland.
2.
Midnight Blue : A Novel by Simone van der Vlugt EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
From Simone Van Der Vlugt comes her European bestselling novel of a young woman's rise as a painter in Holland's Golden Age—perfect for readers of The Miniaturist, Tulip Fever, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. Amsterdam 1654: against the backdrop of Holland's Golden Age, a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Following the sudden death of her husband, twenty-five-year old Catrin leaves her small village and takes a job as a housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Amsterdam is a city at the peak of its powers: science and art are flourishing in the Go... continue
3.
Lichter dan ik by Dido Michielsen NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Ontroerende, historische roman over eigenwaarde, identiteit en moederschap
4.
The Evenings: A Winter’s Tale by Gerard Reve EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF A POSTWAR MASTERPIECE 'I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.' Twenty-three-year-old Frits - office worker, daydreamer, teller of inappropriate jokes - finds life absurd and inexplicable. He lives with his parents, who drive him mad. He has terrible, disturbing dreams of death and destruction. Sometimes he talks to a toy rabbit. This is the story of ten evenings in Frits's life at the end of December, as he drinks, smokes, sees friends, aimlessly wanders the gloomy city street and tries... continue
5.
The Assault by Harry Mulisch EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
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.
6.
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
"It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother's country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be, led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel's doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. Eva is Isabel's antithesis: she sleeps late, walks loudly through the house, and touches things she shouldn't. In response, Isabel develops a fury-fueled obsession, and when thing... continue
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The Tulip Virus by Daniëlle Hermans EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
A gripping debut mystery set in contemporary London with roots in 17th century Holland and the mysterious tulip trade In 1636 Alkmaar, Holland, Wouter Winckel's brutally slaughtered body is found in the barroom of his inn, an antireligious pamphlet stuffed in his mouth. Winckel was a respected tulip-trader and owned the most beautiful collection of tulips in the United Republic of the Low Countries, including the most coveted and expensive bulb of them all, the Semper Augustus. But why did he have to die and who wanted him dead? In 2007 London, history seems to be repeating itself. Dutchman Fr... continue
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Een schitterend gebrek by Arthur Japin EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Lucia works as a servant girl in Italy and is engaged to be married. But after the pox disfigures her face, she flees in shame without telling her lover. Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova's legendary diaries, Lucia emerges as a brilliant woman who becomes every bit his match. In Lucia's Eyes is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed.