1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DUTCH ORPHAN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Set during WWII, this is a story about a Dutch woman who offers shelter to a Jewish baby, and her sister, who must choose between family loyalty and her own safety. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The Dutch Orphan is a companion novel to my debut, The Dutch Wife, which was about a Dutch resistance fighter, Marijke, who is forced into prostitution in a concentration camp. In the beginning of that novel, Marijke brings a Jewish baby to a Dutch couple who will try to protect the child by passing her off as their own. This scene creates the link to The Dutch Orphan, so it was only natural that I set the novel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I’ve also lived in Amsterdam for the past ten years, so I drew a lot of inspiration from the sights and history I encounter here on a daily basis. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Johanna’s personality and strong moral code are loosely based on traits of one of my best friends,…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DUTCH ORPHAN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Set during WWII, this is a story about a Dutch woman who offers shelter to a Jewish baby, and her sister, who must choose between family loyalty and her own safety. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The Dutch Orphan is a companion novel to my debut, The Dutch Wife, which was about a Dutch resistance fighter, Marijke, who is forced into prostitution in a concentration camp. In the beginning of that novel, Marijke brings a Jewish baby to a Dutch couple who will try to protect the child by passing her off as their own. This scene creates the link to The Dutch Orphan, so it was only natural that I set the novel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I’ve also lived in Amsterdam for the past ten years, so I drew a lot of inspiration from the sights and history I encounter here on a daily basis. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Johanna’s personality and strong moral code are loosely based on traits of one of my best friends,…