My books (2)  

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                        Please click on the book to read a passage out of (in Dutch) ...                          

 

NEVER IS FOREVER

first edition: 2000, Clavis, from 4 years, 12,50 euro

second edition: september 2001 

A topic- book about death and mourning 

Lottes father is dead.  'Daddy never comes back. 'How long is never?' asks little Lotte.  'Never is the same as forever', answers Lottes mother. Will mams always crying or will it ever be the same as it was in the past?

This book is translated in Danish as:

ALDRIG MERE OG FOR ALTID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE OLD HOUSE

2001, ‘Den Ateljee’ 

Illustrations: children from the O.L.Vrouw Institute in Berchem, from 12 jaar, 9,80 euro

Johan Van Dessel said about this book:

'A collection of stories for teens, that will surprise it's readers, because each story has startling actions, abrupt conversions and happenings you could not dream of. I'm sure that our youth -but adults also- will enjoy this magical book and have many absorbing reading hours.  You'll enter into a magical world of fantasy and reality, a world full  of joy and also sad moments.

Just adorable, that Old House!'

 

 

 

 

 
PITS OF THE DJARAK WITH SUGAR ON TOP

  1996, short stories for adults, 6,20 euro

The opinion of Donaat Deriemaecker, VRT-presentator (= from Belgium television):

'This are little, pretenceless, literary juwels. Especially the metaphors, who are so rich in fantasy and flatters the reader enormously. The  ordinary things in nature become very nice amusing names, for example: sturdy makers of oxygen, or little featherballs. Daily events are described with words rich of color.

Sereral stories were published in many magazines and a few are on the Belgium radio (Radio 2).  

 

The Danish translation of 'Never is forever' was an edition of the publishing house 'Klematis'

 

 

 

 

In 'Words of confort' ( Dutch: 'Troostende woorden') the author, Patrik Somers, tries to give mourning people more courage and shows others how to confort someone. More information by NDC-Horizon: 

HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS WHEN SOMEONE HAS DIED?

by Patrik Somers, with mourningletter from 37 other authors. An edition of the publishing house Lannoo, 2002.