‘He was hoping for snow. Absurd amounts of snow, which would make the roads impassable. A winter from bygone days, with snow falling in ferocious horizontal gusts, hailstones pelting across the land and hammering the roofs. Children would see their footprints in the snow, large and small footprints, a trail that would disappear by morning.’

Press on The Winters:

‘In crystal clear prose, Annemarie de Gee unfolds the drama of a man whose maddening passivity conceals a world full of desires.’ – Trouw

‘Annemarie de Gee sketches the life of Reik Zwart in an effortless but highly accurate style. Her images are often quite strong, ensuring that the novel continues to resonate long after the book is read.’ – Athenaeum bookstore