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Jonnet’s 1896 trip to Amsterdam, undertaken in the heart of winter, holds personal and familial stakes. She hopes to mend a family quarrel by meeting her brother and aunt Grethe, yet she learns that everyone assumes she will make Holland her home. Complicating matters, the assertive Axel Keyser exhibits a controlling presence, provoking Jonnet’s frustration as she navigates cultural and familial pressures in a foreign city.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Jane Arbor
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