by Simone Van der Vlugt · 10 X 18 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264086075
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«La route des Indes» is the historical novel by Simone van der Vlugt, published by 10 X 18 in paperback (404 pages, in French).
Amsterdam, 1623: eighteen-year-old Eva Ment marries Jan Coen, governor general of Batavia. After a seven-month voyage, she discovers in the East Indies a reality very different from what she had imagined: colonial violence and her husband's moral ambiguity. The novel portrays a woman who is outraged by slavery and seeks her place in a man's world.
French translation by Guillaume Deneufbourg. This edition was published on 7 May 2025.
For readers of historical fiction interested in Dutch colonialism, voyages and female characters with social conscience.
Simone van der Vlugt is a Dutch writer, known there for her historical and young adult novels. She has also written for younger children, and adults. Several of her crime novels have been published in English.
