Eight Days with Angel
Silke is a girl who prefers to be alone. Whenever anyone tries to make friends with her, things go wrong. One day, out of the blue, she finds Angel on her usual bench in the park. ‘Move it!’ thinks Silke. ‘That’s my bench!’ But this guardian angel has been sent from heaven to discover what is wrong with Silke. But Silke bristles and tries everything to get rid of this pushy girl. Fortunately for Silke, this time that’s none too easy.
Original title
Acht dagen met engel
Author
Tanneke Wigersma
Age category
9+
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In a sincere manner, Wigersma has given a previously unheard and heart-rending voice to victims of incest. And, much to her credit, it is intended for an age group for which nothing adequate is available: children of around ten years of age.
De Volkskrant
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In short, almost whispering sentences, Wigersma tells a shocking story. Not explicitly but latently, ominously present under the surface. In the description of everyday occurrences, the author succeeds in inducing an extremely oppressive atmosphere: there is something terribly wrong here.
Herien Wensink in Elsevier
Tanneke Wigersma
Tanneke Wigersma received rave reviews for her picture book debut 'Een konijnendenkplek'.