Born into a family of business people, I started the Dutch publishing

company Film Agenda, then became a successful entrepreneur

in real estate development. Later, facing rough times

from a divorce and almost going bankrupt, I began to understand

there is more to life than what money can buy. I realized

that, particularly in a crisis, a connection with people who love

and care is essential. In this fresh new mindset, I wrote my first

novel, Cats of Amsterdam, based on my life. I have tried to...

Here, I defend women whose reputation is tainted by the poisonous tongues of people. I defend those who are completely unaware that a lie is being propagated about them while they are going about their business. This lie becomes two lies when it reaches the third person. At the end, that lie has turned into ten lies. Without realizing, people have created a certain perception of her, all because of the lies that got birthed out of the single lie that someone made up. This book is a combinatio...

‘Can you sue President Barack Obama for me?’ After being targeted by a coordi-nated campaign of threats and media harassment, Ewurabena was forced to flee Ghana with her young family. But the last thing she expected was for President Obama to endorse the journalist behind it all.

In this captivating memoir, the first instalment of Hague Girls, Ewurabena sets out her side of the story. She charts the early course of her career as a human rights lawyer, from her student days in Minnesota to...

When Brenda Searle (27) went on a short holiday in September 2000 to Mexico, all contact with her suddenly stopped.

Brenda seemed to have disappeared off the face of the earth.

Her family, and all Brenda’s friends in the Netherlands and England were very concerned and immediately came into action. They dropped everything to search for “Brennie”.

The search lasted eight months. On the one hand they received a great deal of help, but also they were hindered by the distances involved, by b...

I have tried to summarize all my encounters, experiences, and insights into this book. I do realize that this book is far from complete. Maybe there will be a sequel in which I can go into some topics more in-depth. First let’s see how this book is received. I know that especially through my men’s workshops, I have given people the opportunity to develop themselves further on a personal level. Those men see the world with completely different eyes after completing the training. With the m...