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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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No story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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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His story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dat heeft geresulteerd in een boek, “Pittig”. Met een verhaal over een moeder en een zoon. Over liefde en loslaten, leven en dood, vallen en opstaan. En uiteindelijk over veerkracht.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recensies en Pittig in de media<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Ook als ebook voor Kobo en Kindle!*<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

*Vanaf september 2026. Bestel rechtstreeks bij de uitgever<\/strong> – Op verzoek kunnen wij zonder meerprijs een persoonlijke opdracht opnemen in uw digitale editie aangeschaft via deze site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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