Book Reviews
Book Review: Niksen, Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing
Olga Mecking came to live in the Netherlands as an adult and was so delighted to discover the practice of ‘niksen’ (doing nothing) she wrote a book about it. With lockdowns here in the Netherlands practically pushing us into a forced stillness, there’s no...
Book Review: Galaxy’s Whale
A rebellious and dissatisfied princess meets a unicorn and journeys to another world in the mouth of a whale (!) on a magical journey of healing and self-discovery? It may sound like pure fantasy, but Galaxy’s Whale is all about kids in this real...
Book Review: All The Time We Thought We Had by Gordon Darroch
Moving your household to another country is always an enormous undertaking. Doing it when you are living with terminal cancer is something few of us can imagine. All the Time We Thought We Had is a poignant memoir of how love carries us through the times when...
Meet the Author: Gordon Darroch, All the Time We Thought We Had
Gordon Darroch, a British journalist, is the author of All the Time We Thought We Had, a deeply affecting memoir on life with his Dutch wife Magteld and their two sons, and their relocation to the Netherlands while she was critically ill. He graciously...
Book Review: Ride With Me – Amsterdam by Roos Stallinga
A book about cycling. What could be a more appropriate read if you live in Amsterdam? More people in the Dutch capital own a bike than a car, and it is likely their most useful and beloved possession. Ruth Oei-Abraham reviews Ride With Me –...
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