Fiction
October 2017
Hoor nu mijn stem
by Franca Treur
Ina lost her parents at age three and grew up with her grandfather and his two unmarried sisters, Ma and Sjaan. This "family" treads the old paths of the Dutch Reformed Church, and the young, ambitious Ina tries to climb the steps of God's grace like her shining example, Aunt Ma. However, as she grows up, the social ladder beckons and seems easier to climb. Will she succumb to this environment or does she stay faithful to God? How does it affect you when you realize others would prefer to see someone else instead? In a short time, Gina, the self-proclaimed ‘best radio interviewer in the Netherlands’, loses her job, her lover and her dignity. Throughout her life she informed herself with the ideas and the inner worlds of others. But what about her own? In this new, psychological novel Franca Treur gives a voice to women from parts of our society where a woman is not often heard.
