A heart of stone

Renate Dorrestein

Original title: Hart van steen

first published 2001 Viking, 2001 243 pages

Ellen Van Bemmel lives with her parents and three siblings in an Amsterdam suburb. Her idyllic childhood is suffused with Americana, such as Coca-Cola, potato chips, and the moon landing. But when disaster strikes on her 12th birthday, Ellen's world begins to unravel, and years later, she confronts the ghosts of her childhood.

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A heart of stone edition · 2001 · Thorndike Press · 340 pages
A heart of stone edition · 2001 · Viking · 243 pages
A heart of stone edition · 2001 · Black Swan Books · 251 pages

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