The Hitchhiker
$28.04
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
5 July 2022
Summary
Believe it or not, I was convinced this holiday would save my marriage.
Tiddo and his wife, Isa, have drifted apart. They don’t make love anymore. Tiddo even finds their thirteen-year-old son, Jonathan, a stranger—quiet, distant and forever drawing monstrous creatures in his sketchbook.
Desperate to keep his family together, Tiddo plans a holiday to Iceland, travelling the tourist circuit in a rented campervan. On their trip, they pick up a hitchhiker named Svein, who…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922330833 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922330833 |
| Author: | Gerwin van der Werf, David Colmer |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 5 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm |
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Critics Review
‘Immersive and thoroughly satisfying.’
‘Immersive and thoroughly satisfying.’ * Trouw *
‘A father on the edge…Flashes of Breaking Bad.’ * Het Parool *
‘A page turner…certainly got me questioning who to trust.’ * RNZ Nine to Noon *
‘A taut, psychologically lush, and utterly fulfilling novel, with narrative echoes of an old Icelandic saga…This is that rare beast: a work of literary fiction that will also satisfy the lovers of thrillers and crime fiction.’ * GLAM Adelaide *
‘The popular Dutch author captures the majesty and menace of the glacial landscape in a compelling psychological drama.’ * Herald Sun *
‘A memorable and disturbing psychological thriller, set against the backdrop of the unique and often dangerous landscape of Iceland…A remarkable achievement.’ * Canberra Times *
About The Author
Gerwin van der Werf
Gerwin van der Werf is a musicologist, teacher and regular columnist for the Dutch newspaper Trouw. His novel Wild was longlisted for the Libris Literature Prize. The Hitchhiker is his fourth novel.
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