by Jan Siebelink · De Bezige Bij · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789023458234
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«Het lichaam van Clara» is the literary novel by Jan Siebelink, published by De Bezige Bij in paperback (333 pages, in Dutch).
Clara Hofstede, an only child, tries from childhood to keep her parents together and lives a solitary upbringing. At sixty-two she reviews her life of failed marriages and the loss of a son, seeking meaning in her existence. The novel addresses love, loyalty and suffering with a sober style.
Originally published in 2010, the novel is set in The Hague and pays homage to Louis Couperus.
For readers of psychological fiction and Dutch narrative, interested in female portraits and memory as the driving force of the story.
