De geboorte van een wees

Synopsis of De geboorte van een wees

«De geboorte van een wees» is the novel by Maaike Gerritsen, published in 2011 by Anthos in paperback (267 pages, in Dutch).

Marieke juggles her family life and home renovation while her mother falls ill 200 km away, in Limburg. Her impending orphanhood plunges her into a crisis: she is both mother and daughter and no longer knows who she is. Research into her father's past, a brilliant but depressive man, reveals secrets and an unexpected outcome.

For readers of contemporary fiction and family drama: a protagonist facing her mother's illness, grief, and an identity crisis.