BRAVE FACE

The inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child

We Have a Winner!

We Have a Winner!

Thank you to all of the over 100 people who made this happen! You commented and voted and helped us choose a cover for Overcoming the Jackboot, the book about my mother’s childhood in the Netherlands. Over 80 illustrators entered the competition, but you thought that...
Liberation Day

Liberation Day

Yesterday we celebrated Liberation Day. Our liberation in the Netherlands was in 1945. My Mom (who had by then gone through two world wars) said that she hoped we would finally get peace. Her wish has not yet been fulfilled. What is it about power? It is not eternal....
Our Flights are Booked!

Our Flights are Booked!

We’ve been talking about it for months. Wondering if it would be possible. Wondering when we could go. Dreaming of where we would go. Now it is going to happen! My husband, myself, and my mother will be visiting the Netherlands this summer. We have the tickets!...