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Huygens and Hofwijck
The Inventive World of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens
2022 || Hardcover || Kees van der Leer e.a. || AUP Wetenschappelijk || met inkijkexemplaar
Constantijn Huygens was a poet, composer and connoisseur of art and the classics. He was also secretary and confidant to three princes of Orange for 62 years. Hofwijck was also the place where Constantijn’s son Christiaan spent a significant part of his life. Christiaan Huygens was a member of the Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge and became one of the greatest inventors and scientists.
At the end of his life, at Hofwijck, he wrote Cosmotheoros, his magnum op...
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Boy Friends
'Astonishingly compelling' STEPHEN FRY
2022 || Hardcover || Michael Pedersen || Veltman Distributie Import Books
An intimate and original memoir of grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's brightest young talents. 'With a dazzling and inventive use of language .
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In Love
2022 || Hardcover || Amy Bloom || Veltman Distributie Import Books
This powerful memoir by New York Times bestselling author Amy Bloom is an illuminating story of two people whose love and shared life experiences led them to find a courageous way to part—and of a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss.
“What a book this is—full of everything that matters . . . gripping, moving, and beautifully told.”—Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—Oprah Daily, BookPage
Amy Bloom began to notic...
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The Light We Carry
Overcoming In Uncertain Times
2022 || Hardcover || Michelle Obama || Veltman Distributie Import Books
An upcoming title to be published by Penguin Random House UK.