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Lindelauf, Benny

Nine Open Arms

256 pp. | Enchanted Lion | June, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-146-9 $16.95
(1) 4-6 Translated by John Nieuwenhuizen. In this Dutch import, a family of nine--hapless dreamer and cigar-maker father, tough grandmother, four almost-grown-up sons, and three younger daughters--moves into the titular house and tries to figure out its mysteries. While the setting is specific (the Dutch province of Limburg in the 1930s), the whole thing feels more like a folktale. This is a strange, somber, and oddly compelling narrative.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2014

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