Litsy

Tonio | Adri van der Heijden

My favourite Dutch writer and my favourite book by him. #notinenglish This book is a stunning requiem for his son who tragicly died in an accident. I don't read in Dutch often, I don't like translated books and I don't like most Dutch authors, but this is an exemple of the beauty of the Dutch language.

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Lilitherat This is one of my all time favourites 8y

I-read-and-eat @Lilitherat Have you seen the movie? I still need to watch it, I hope it does the book justice. 8y

Lilitherat @I-read-and-eat No I haven't yet and to be fully honest I'm a bit hesitant, just like you I wonder if it will or even can live up to the book! 8y

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EvieBee You live in Holland? I lived there for a year in 2014-2015 in Alkmaar/Heerhugowaard. 8y

I-read-and-eat @EvieBee84 I do! I live in Gouda, the cheese city. How did you like living in Holland? 8y

EvieBee Awesome! I loved Holland. I wish I could live there permanently. But I'm back in the States. Hoping to travel to South America in the next year. 8y

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I-read-and-eat

Tonio | Adri van der Heijden

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So excited about todays #booktober challenge: #memorablememoirs. This book is very dear to me. Van der Heijden writers about the loss of his son Tonio who died in an accident. I read this quite soon after I had lost one of my best friends and it was so painfull, hard, real and beautiful to read this. The style is raw and real, nevertheless, Van der Heijden is a writer and it is beautifully written. It healed me a little. I'd like to share that.💙

I-read-and-eat Ps. The linked book is the english translation, it has recently been translated. There is no book I could recommand more. 💙 8y

RealLifeReading I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings ❤️ 8y

I-read-and-eat @RealLifeReading @BooksTeasAndBookishThings Thank you ❤ 8y

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George96Monroe

Bruno Requiem for Marilyn | Bernard

As I finish one book, I go onto another. A rarer book on Marilyn Monroe which I was lucky enough to get for a very cheap price a few months back. #marilyn #monroe #marilynmonroe #biography #bio #non-fiction #requiem #photography

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