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A raw and honest glimpse into the first year of a mother grieving her child. For grieving parents—and for those who wish to understand a mother’s love, and how it endures beyond unbearable loss.
Tekst achterflap
"We believe your son Max is missing." What kind of nonsense is that? Missing? How long do you have to be gone before someone reports you missing? On the night of May 11-12, 2020, Marjolein Hartman is told that her son Max is one of five surfers who died off the coast of Scheveningen-in a freak display of natural forces. They suffocated in a thick layer of foam that had formed just offshore due to a sudden shift in wind. The tragedy shocks the nation and makes...
Recensie/Quote
Marjolein Hartman’s MAX is not a novel, but unfiltered reality. Her son Max drowned off the coast of Scheveningen. Six weeks later, she began to write. With fierce love and brutal honesty, Hartman captures what it means to survive the first year after losing a child. She rejects comforting clichés and instead shows the raw, lived experience of mourning. Her book speaks not only to grieving parents, but also to anyone who wants to understand how to stand besid...
Slogan/Promotie
On the night of May 11–12, 2020, Marjolein Hartman’s 22-year-old son Max drowned off the coast of Scheveningen. Just weeks later, she began to write. Max – A Mother’s First Year of Raw Grief is a raw, honest and deeply human glimpse into a year of unimaginable loss. A lifeline for grieving parents—and an eye-opener for everyone close to them.
Biografie
Marjolein Hartman (b. 1974) is a writer, entrepreneur, and public speaker from Amsterdam. After losing her 22-year-old son Max in a tragic surfing accident, she began writing as a way to survive. Her raw and honest reflections on grief have since made her a widely recognized voice on parental bereavement in the Netherlands. Max – A Mother’s First Year of Raw Grief is her first book in English.
Inhoudsopgave
This book counts the first year without Max the way you count the first year with a newborn: day by day, week by week, month by month. It begins on 11 May 2020 and ends one year later—though it still feels like yesterday.
Details
EAN : | 9789083550008 |
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Uitgever : | Hartman Cigars BV |
Vertaler : | Patrick Bitter |
Publicatie datum : | 15-05-2025 |
Uitvoering : | Paperback / softback |
Taal/Talen : | Engels |
Hoogte : | 215 mm |
Breedte : | 140 mm |
Dikte : | 17 mm |
Gewicht : | 264 gr |
Status : | POD (Beschikbaar als print-on-demand.) |
Aantal pagina's : | 191 |