An ordinary Saturday

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An ordinary Saturday, waar gaat het boek over?About love and survivalIt is an ordinary Saturday in April of the year 1949 when Vera de Jager has a horrific accident. She is thirty-four years old, married to Johan and mother of Bas (7) and Eline (5). In the prologue of the book this day is described from the perspective of the five-year-old Eline. After that we go back to the year 1915 when Vera is born and follow her in the context of her family and circumstances of that time. Notwithstanding several setbacks Vera grows up to be an independent and enterprising young woman, who wants to escape the narrow mindedness of her youth and she climbs the social ladder with courage and perseverance. After the accident her life is totally disrupted and she has to give meaning and content to it again from an total different perspective. Over de auteur Lia Brouwer-Vogel Lia Vogel, finally saw fulfilled her long-cherished wish to write a book about her admirable mother. The story is written in the style of a novel, with that she could afford some liberties in the context. All the names in the book are fictitious. She describes in a powerful way life in the last century, in the so called “Hogeland” of Groningen, the very northern part of the Netherlands. She pays attention at the class distinction between the rich farm owners and their workers, the doctrines of the church in that time and its influence that had on people. Lia worked as an arts and crafts teacher for several years and started later in life her study Pedagogy at the University of Leiden. After finalizing her Doctoral studies, she did scientific research about the pedagogical values in education and worked in youth-policy and youth-care. The concept of Parentification, in with children assume the welfare of their parents, was often recognizable. Lia has successfully completed the “Writers Academy” in 2021. Meer informatie ISBN 9789464505931 Editie 1 Hoofdauteur Lia Brouwer-Vogel Taal Engels Bindwijze Paperback / softback Releasedatum 27 mei 2022 Aantal pagina's 258 Uitgever BoekScout BV NUR 340 - Populaire fictie algemeen Bijgewerkt op 01-04-2026, 10:21:14

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It is an ordinary Saturday in April of the year 1949 when Vera de Jager has a horrific accident. She is thirty-four years old, married to Johan and mother of Bas (7) and Eline (5). In the prologue of the book this day is described from the perspective of the five-year-old Eline. After that we go back to the year 1915 when Vera is born and follow her in the context of her family and circumstances of that time. Notwithstanding several setbacks Vera grows up to be an independent and enterprising young woman, who wants to escape the narrow mindedness of her youth and she climbs the social ladder with courage and perseverance. After the accident her life is totally disrupted and she has to give meaning and content to it again from an total different perspective.