{"product_id":"ill-keep-you-close-hardcover","title":"I'll Keep You Close - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeska Verstegen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Nagelkerke\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeska doesn't know why her mother keeps the curtains drawn so tightly every day. And what exactly is she trying to drown out when she floods the house with Mozart? What are they hiding from? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jeska's grandmother accidentally calls her by a stranger's name, she seizes her first clue to uncovering her family's past, and hopefully to all that's gone unsaid. With the help of an old family photo album, her father's encyclopedia collection, and the unquestioning friendship of a stray cat, the silence begins to melt into frightening clarity: Jeska's family survived a terror that they've worked hard to keep secret all her life. And somehow, it has both nothing and everything to do with her, all at once. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA true story of navigating generational trauma as a child, \u003ci\u003eI'll Keep You Close\u003c\/i\u003e is about what comes after disaster: how survivors move forward, what they bring with them when they do, and the promise of beginning again while always keeping the past close.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeska Verstegen\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and illustrator living in Amsterdam. She is a descendant of Emanuel Querido, the revolutionary Jewish-Dutch publisher who was captured and killed by the Nazis in World War II. Jeska began her career in 1990 as an illustrator for magazines and children's books. The white sheet of paper feels to her like a stage where you can perform any role, and one day she decided to paint pictures with words as well. Writing \u003ci\u003eI'll Keep You Close\u003c\/i\u003e re-acquainted her with herself and also gave her a new color palette of diligently chosen words. \u003ci\u003eI'll Keep You Close\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel, based on the true story of her own family history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Nagelkerke\u003c\/b\u003e is a prolific children's writer, translator, and former librarian. His stories, poems and plays have appeared in many New Zealand anthologies. In 2013 Nagelkerke was awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award in recognition of his dedicated contribution to children's literature and literacy in New Zealand.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47305510027513,"sku":"9781646141111","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YUJBTzRFbm5UZ2ZkcXRaOGVPQlU2QT09.webp?v=1769318020","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ill-keep-you-close-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}