The Angel Maker

Uncorrected Bound Manuscript. 8vo. 320pp. Glossy pictorial wraps. Translated from the Dutch by Hester Velmans. First published in 2005 as De engelenmaker by Atlas, Amsterdam.

Author's third novel. Nominated for the 2006 Libris Literatuurprijs and longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. After a twenty-year absence, geneticist Dr. Victor Hoppe returns to the village of Wolfheim with his three infant children – identical triplets with the same disturbing disfigurement – that are kept hidden away, until their caregiver begins to suspect that the children and the doctor are not what they seem. A haunting tale that explores the ethical limits of science and religion. "An exciting novel about the dangerous and tempting possibilities of creating life." –de Volkskrant (Netherlands)