June by Gerbrand Bakker
On a hot summer’s day in June 1969 everyone is gathered to welcome Queen Juliana. The young boys and girls wave their flags enthusiastically. But just as the monarch is getting into her car to leave, little Hanne Kaan and her mother arrive late – the Queen strokes the little girl’s cheek and regally offers Anna Kaan her hand. It would have been an unforgettable day of celebration if only the baker hadn’t been running late with his deliveries and knocked down Hanne, playing on the roadside, with his brand-new VW van. Years later, Jan Kaan arrives on a hot day in June in order to tidy his sister’s grave, and is overcome again with grief and silent fury. Isn’t it finally time to get to the bottom of things? Should the permit for the grave be extended? And why won’t anyone explain to his little niece Dieke why grandma has been lying up in the hayloft for a day and a half, nursing a bottle of Advocaat and refusing to see anyone? June traces in spellbinding, tender detail how the ripples from one tragic incident spread through a community, a family and down the generations.
Splendid, illuminating reading -- Jonathan Gibbs * Independent *
An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune -- Anthony Cummins, 4 stars * Metro *
An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune -- Anthony Cummins, 4 stars * Metro *
[A] tender and compassionate examination of memory -- Ángel Gurría-Quintana * Financial Times *
With this novel Bakker secures a place for himself among the world’s greatest living writers * Irish Examiner *
An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune -- Anthony Cummins, 4 stars * Metro *
An elegant, unhurried exploration of how life goes on in the wake of wrenching misfortune -- Anthony Cummins, 4 stars * Metro *
[A] tender and compassionate examination of memory -- Ángel Gurría-Quintana * Financial Times *
With this novel Bakker secures a place for himself among the world’s greatest living writers * Irish Examiner *
Gerbrand Bakker worked as a subtitler for nature films before becoming a gardener. His debut novel The Twin won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In 2013 his novel, The Detour, won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846555459 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846555450 |
| Title | June |
| Author | Gerbrand Bakker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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