The Remembered Soldier
[A] big, powerful drama of love and memory ... Superb ... The novel reaches an extraordinary pitch of anguish and pity ... In David McKay’s assiduous translation from the Dutch, the sentences tumble forward hypnotically, if often monotonously, from one moment to the next ... If The Remembered Soldier demands an unusual commitment in time and focus, it amply rewards the effort. Ms. Daanje, who has won a bushelful of awards for her novels and screenplays, is currently the Netherlands’ most celebrated writer. Her achievement is to bring us so close to her characters, and for so long an exposure, that they seem emotionally naked, utterly human in their desires and deceptions. In its dangerous admixture of truth and lies and reassembled reality, The Remembered Soldier develops an unforgettable picture of marital love.
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Pensive ... How Julienne and Noon mold their circumstances into merciful love for each other is a moving testament to self-sacrifice ... The Remembered Soldier, a luminous historical novel, mines the seams between a veteran’s traumas and restored hope.
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Phenomenal ... The complex and layered narrative is as moving as it is unsettling, and it will keep readers wondering about the truth long after the final page. It’s a remarkable achievement.
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