NL Book Club #3 LAURA H. by Thomas Rueb With special guest: Thomas Rueb The NL Club Spin Off  By Members, For Members "Een journalistieke thriller die je al snel niet meer loslaat." De Volkskrant "Het eerste echte ooggetuige verslag van het Kalifaat." De Telegraaf "Meeslepend, Emotioneel, Overweldigend, Belangwekkend. Lees het!" Halina Reijn Monday, September 23 6:30pm - 9:00pm Location: More info to follow Tickets: Patrons Free Basic Member $15 Language: Dutch Dear members, Our last book club meeting in April was very successful. We had a wonderful discussion with writer and journalist Maral Noshad Sharifi about her book "Citroeninkt". Our next gathering will be on Tuesday, September 10 from 6:30 to 9 pm. We will send information on the location closer to the date. We will be reading the book Laura H by Thomas Rueb. Thomas will be at the discussion. My co-chair Leone went back to Holland, but I have two new women to help me with the book club. They are Marijke Stern-Zwikker and Anneloes Hesen. Register for the Event. Order the Book Get the E-Book Get the Audio Book on Storytel Currently the book is only available in the Dutch language. About the book:  'Laura H.’ is the unbelievable but true story of a young woman from Zoetermeer, who leaves with her husband and two small children to start a new life in IS’s self proclaimed caliphate in Iraq. Her life in the caliphate turns out to be a nightmare, her husband beats her daily and the living conditions are terrible. She plans her escape with the help of her father. About a year later, in the summer of 2016, she is found running through the desert holding her children. She has left her badly wounded husband Ibrahim. When she arrives in the Netherlands, she is arrested and jailed. The Dutch PPS believed IS had sent her to commit an act of terror. Thomas Rueb investigated her life and reconstructed the story of a vulnerable girl, falling in love with a jihadist and becoming radicalized. Three hundred hours of interviews with Laura, her father, family, friends, police officers, whatsapp and review of facebook pages, diary entries and police files, led him to write this intriguing and fascinating book. About the author: Thomas Rueb (1986) is author, investigative journalist and a presenter. Currently he is US-correspondent for the Volkskrant. In 2018 he published his book Laura H., which received the Brusseprijs 2019, the Hebban Debuutprijs, and the book was 'NRC Boek van het Jaar' and nominated for the Bookspot Literatureprize. The tenth edition is in the stores now. This fall the television series Laura H. will be aired after a previous theatre production done by theatre group Oostpool. Until 2022  Thomas presented the daily podcast NRC Vandaag.  Book Reviews: Have a wonderful summer! With warm regards, Eveline Honig-van Veldhuisen NL Club Ambassador Unsubscribe