This Is Not a Diary
'This Is Not a Diary' is an intense novel about the inner emotional life of 16-year-old Boudewijn, whose mother has thrown herself in front of a train. The book is hard and raw, but also loving and sometimes humorous. Boudewijn develops as a person: he finally manages to let go of his anger and to feel his grief. The book has a hopeful ending. Although it’s not a self-help book, many young people and adults may gain something from it. It offers comfort
Children's books
Author
Erna Sassen
Original title
Dit is geen dagboek
“A complex novel about the teenage soul, which is intensely moving.”
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Erna Sassen
Erna Sassen (b. 1961) studied at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam and began her career as a radio producer and actor, including in musicals and as a nurse in a popular Dutch TV series about a hospital, making her debut as a YA author in 2004.