Dorsvloer vol confetti (2014)
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Hendrikje Nieuwerf, Steven van Watermeulen, Suzan Boogaerdt, Yannick de Waal
A twelve-year-old girl in a strict religious farming family turns to forbidden fairy tales as a way to imagine life beyond the farm.
The story
Twelve-year-old Katelijne grows up in late-1980s Zeeland within a devout farming family and a strict Reformed religious community. Surrounded by six brothers, she struggles to find her place in the male world of her household; conversations at the table often pass her by as her mind wanders. She becomes absorbed in fairy tales, although her parents forbid them because they regard such stories as lies. Learning and reading offer Katelijne a way to escape the confines of farm life, setting her private imagination against the expectations of her family and community.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Twelve-year-old Katelijne grows up in the late 1980s in a devout farming family in Zeeland, among six brothers, in a strict Reformed religious community. She struggles with her place in the male world she is growing up in. As a result, most of the conversations at the table pass her by, and her thoughts wander off on their own. She becomes absorbed in the fairy tales she reads, even though this is forbidden because her parents consider them lies. For Katelijne, learning and reading are a way to escape life on the farm.
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