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I was born in 1958 in the village of Bergen in the North-West of the Netherlands. Growing up with a little brother with Down syndrome it seemed I was predestined for a career as a teacher or caregiver. But it was the magic of writing that won out in the end, the urge to capture existence itself. And that's how I came to earn my living by the pen.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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The story of others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I chronicled the stories of others for forty years, as a journalist and copywriter. Those of doers and thinkers, nurses and caregivers, Dutch celebrities, and victims of war and violence. I conducted interviews, edited magazines, filled websites, authored brochures and annual reports. And I approached every assignment with equal love and pleasure. I deleted and rewrote my text until it was written exactly as it should be.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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And then my writing stalled abruptly. Something happened that left me speechless. My son, my youngest child, took his own life at 22. There was only one thing I could do to stay grounded: find words for the unspeakable. Language, my language, had to help me grasp what had happened.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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This has resulted in a book. A story about a mother and a son. About love and letting go, life and death, falling and getting back up. And ultimately, about resilience.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The book is called \"Pittig\", the English eBook version \"Spicy\". Spicy<\/em><\/strong> was published as an eBook in English on September 15, 2025 a few days after the Dutch paperback version and can be purchased through this link.<\/a> Read more about the content here<\/a> .<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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