![]() ![]() ![]() My mom's memoir is called "Edith's Story." She was a hidden child in Holland and kept a diary, sort of like Anne Frank. All the "Narnia" books were my absolute favorite.Ī Both my parents wrote memoirs with no help from me. As an adult, if you say, 'What kind of books do you like?' I still like the Philip Pullman they're written for children, I guess. I loved anything that was fantasy, fairy tales. So, I can think of some Dutch children's books that I loved, but I don't think that that's relevant. Nesbit, "Five Children and It." Part of my life, I grew up in the Netherlands. I remember there was a story by Evelyn Nesbit, E. White was the author of "The Once and Future King," about the Arthurian legend, so he's in that same category. It's about Lilliputians, tiny little creatures. ![]() White's "Mistress Masham's Repose." It's kind of like a retelling of Lilliput. I'll give you some that maybe people don't know as well. Velmans answered some questions by phone before the April 17 release of "Slipper." The interview has been edited for length.Ī Well, there are many. The author has specialized in translating contemporary works of Dutch and French literature, including "The Consequences" by Ni a Weijers (2017) and "The Voyage of the Short Serpent" by Bernard du Boucheron (2008). The book moves between places - England, the Netherlands, France - where Velmans lived during her childhood. ![]()
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