Het Verlangen Page #4

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I'm available for all your questions.

The lady over there.

Why did you feel the need

to write this book, madam?

You can call me Brigitte.

Well, the need...

It was a story that was deep inside of me.

And that had to be told.

I actually, like, couldn't keep it

inside of me.

I couldn't keep it inside of me.

Theo?

- Mrs. Hooijmakers, I read it...

...and there's something voyeuristic

about it. I mean that in a positive sense.

How do you see that?

Well...

You know...

I wrote this. I leave it up

to other people to judge it.

What was most important to me...

...was depicting the existential crisis

of my main character Leontien.

Leann.

Leann.

This is it for now.

There will be more time later

to take photos and ask questions.

Thank you.

Very good.

One thing's for sure: He can't even

boil an egg without his wife.

The literary world gathered

in the prestigious Amstei Hotel...

...for the presentation of the novel

"The Longing".

The spotlight was on newcomer

Brigitte Hooijmakers.

You look great.

She looked stunning

in her Mart Visser dress.

Nice that a writer can be well-dressed

after all.

Renting the Amstel Hotel for a first novel

is quite something.

I haven't read it yet, but...

- Too thick for you.

True. I don't like thick books.

But fair is fair: that woman looks like

she can go straight onto the catwalk.

I was blown away by that dress.

A gorgeous Mart Visser dress.

Queen Maxima has worn those heels before.

They looked good on her.

Do they say anything about the book?

- A book?

Did you talk to Herman?

- On the phone.

He's thrilled he doesn't have

to participate in this farce.

Three sentences and I was on the phone

for 30 minutes.

Hey,Bo.

Scenario 2.

What do we say to dad?

It was either this or go bankrupt, right?

Yeah.

- Come on, sweetheart, let it go.

Go for it and surrender.

It'll be fine.

- Yeah, that's what you're like.

Footloose and fancy-free.

Lover after lover.

I'm just not like that.

- No, you're into happily ever after.

That's why you divorced.

Did you finish it?

It would be nice...

- I'm trying.

Know how f***ing thick it is?

I have to look up ten words

on every page.

Don't worry, it's fine.

Plenty of coverage,

the numbers are promising.

You know the themes,

you know how it ends.

But this is what it's all about.

- I'm nervous enough, thanks.

On channel 1, dad.

Or isn't that what you wanted to ask?

Nien, it's on 1.

Listen, Bo, I read it again this week

and discovered all sorts of new things.

It has an incredible maturity

and profundity.

I had my doubts about you two

having my instincts about books.

But this novel proves it.

Proud, proud, proud.

- Hear what your mom says?

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