2nd edition: hardcover Zephyre - 'The night the sun shone' available again at Bol.com!
Review: proofreader Lisa Berlang
- 'I found the story original and exciting. I really enjoyed proofreading it, because I was curious myself about what was going to happen;
- The characters are layered. Although the story is written only from Zephyre's perspective, you still get a good picture of all the characters. Often the characters who are not the narrator are much 'flatter' than the narrator, but I did not find that to be the case here;
- I find the story world believable. In literary studies they call this 'willing suspension of disbelief': as a reader you know that what you are reading is not true or cannot be, but you voluntarily choose to set your disbelief aside. When a story world is not well constructed, there comes a moment when you, as a reader, think 'Right, now I don't believe it anymore'. I never had that feeling while reading/proofreading;
- I think you often use really beautiful descriptions. For example, I could truly picture how James, Auster and Zephyre sat there on that boat, with Acqua at the front, nose in the wind. Sometimes it was really as if I were watching a film. I think that is very skilfully done!'
Feedback from publisher Kluitman & Pepper Books on the manuscript: 'You write well and you have original ideas.'
Review NBD Biblion: Zephyre - 'The night the sun shone' YA
'An exciting young adult book in which limiting factors are not limitations. In which the protagonist is insecure, but learns to trust herself and her friends. A book that draws you in more and more the further you get. By setting the story in 'former' Netherlands, things come along that seem familiar, but are just not quite. Exciting, refreshing and with surprising twists.'
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AUDIO EXCERPT ZEPHYRE - 'THE NIGHT THE SUN SHONE' - the e-book is out! Available at www.bol.com among others
Music & engineering: Martin Docters van Leeuwen - copyright
Van der Meulen's YA book club, 27 May 2022 | 7.30 pm | sign up in the shop
Book launch, 21 April 2022 | 7.30 pm
Van der Meulen's bookshop, Langestraat, Alkmaar centre
Interview with Valérie Docters Verswijveren, author of Zephyre - 'The night the sun shone', with music by bassist Martin Docters van Leeuwen.
Hardcover | 463 p | ISBN: 978-90-9035150-6 Nur: 285/334
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New Young Adult trilogy: Zephyre - 'The night the sun shone' is out! - part 1
Hardcover | 463 p | ISBN: 978-90-9035150-6 Nur: 285/334
With illustrations by the author
Publisher: ZEPHYRE BOOKS
Available at (local + online) bookshops such as Bol.com, Managementboek.nl Wehkamp, Bruna e.d.
NEW: Original artwork by the author/artist
- Umdruck print on 310 gsm Italian paper: Magnani Incisioni
- Original image made with a Leica CL
€ 20 excl. shipping
Edition: 50
Interested: send an email to the address below quoting 'The night the sun shone' - artwork
Press + media: for more information or an interview, please email:
E-mail: info@theartofpeople.nl of contact opnemen via het contactformulier. Een persbericht en diverse beeldmateriaal is beschikbaar.
Audio excerpt (further down this page) and on social media: YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
2022: The book is currently being translated into English and an audiobook is in the making. By popular request, narrated by the author herself.
Available: flyer (400 gsm) and A5 flyer
Young Adult: 'Zephyre, the night the sun shone' -
First part of a trilogy
The time has come!! The book is released in autumn 2021. There will be a Limited Edition with original works: a lithograph and a drawing.
Below is a first audio excerpt. For pre-orders you could email info@theartofpeople.nl until 27 November 2021.
Credits: music and sound recording are by Martin Docters van Leeuwen
Valérie Docters Verswijveren