Dirk-Jan Arensman Books

Horace Hopper, raised on a Nevada sheep ranch by the caring Mr. and Mrs. Reese, grapples with feelings of inadequacy stemming from his mixed Paiute and Irish heritage. Despite their intentions to pass the ranch to him, Horace feels he doesn't belong and seeks to forge his own identity. Driven by a desire to prove himself, he leaves behind the only family he's known to pursue a career as a championship boxer, embarking on a journey of self-discovery and ambition.

'There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food does nothing for me, like I am hungry for my country and nothing is going to fix that' This is the story of Darling, uprooted from her family home by paramilitary police, and living in a Zimbabwean shanty called Paradise. Despite the turmoil, she revels in mischief and adventures with her friends, like stealing guavas from the rich neighbourhood, and singing Lady Gaga at the top of her voice. But when Darling has a chance to forge a different life in America, she realises that this new paradise brings its own set of challenges. In We Need New Names a spirited girl grows into a powerful observer of global identity. Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. But when Skippy falls for Lori, all kinds of people take an interest including Carl, the school psychopath.

As the end of summer approaches and a long, hot Labor Day weekend looms, the life of lonely thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler is irrevocably changed when he and his emotionally fragile mother show kindness to a stranger with a terrible secret. Now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, Labor Day is a poignant story of love, sex, adolescence, and devastating treachery.

Fotomodel en schrijfster Alison Bliss loopt de zee in. Na haar dood wordt zij een nog groter icoon dan toen ze nog leefde. Zes jaar later ontmoet haar man Harry de negentienjarige Helen, met wie hij een intense relatie begint. Harry wordt aangetrokken door haar ongekende gelijkenis met Arabella, zijn grootvaders tweede vrouw, wier levensverhaal de inspiratiebron was voor Alisons laatste boek. Wanneer Harry met Helen teruggaat naar de plek waar Alison is gestorven, komt een legendarisch verhaal aan het licht, dat wellicht de verklaring voor Alisons zelfmoord in zich draagt.

Twee vrienden bereizen de wereld om hun rijkdom onder de armen te verdelen, iets dat moeilijker blijkt te zijn dan het lijkt.