by Simone Van der Vlugt · 10 X 18 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264086075
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«La route des Indes» is the historical novel by Simone van der Vlugt, published by 10 X 18 in paperback (404 pages, in French).
Amsterdam, 1623: eighteen-year-old Eva Ment marries Jan Coen, governor general of Batavia. After a seven-month voyage, she discovers in the East Indies a reality very different from what she had imagined: colonial violence and her husband's moral ambiguity. The novel portrays a woman who is outraged by slavery and seeks her place in a man's world.
French translation by Guillaume Deneufbourg. This edition was published on May 7, 2025.
For readers of historical fiction interested in Dutch colonialism, voyages and female characters with social conscience.
Simone van der Vlugt is a Dutch writer, known there for her historical and young adult novels. She has also written for younger children, and adults. Several of her crime novels have been published in English.
