Coat!
Publisher: Atlas Contact
From the author of The Unintended
Original, disturbing, and witty
‘Elíne, in a relationship?’ None of her colleagues can imagine such a thing. Even Machteld, who considers herself spiritually gifted, seems to have missed the signs (but oh, how happy she is for Eline!). All this mistrust is not entirely unjustified, and Eline feels compelled to keep lying. Meanwhile, the office drama overshadows her love for archival work. Under Machteld’s influence, coffee breaks call for candor, and chief archivist Reinier confuses his open-door policy with control. Eline goes to greater lengths to maintain her facade. And all the while, the lie feeds her desire.
Praise:
‘With Coat!, Cobi van Baars has delivered an excellent office novel full of entertaining characters.’ – VPRO Gids
‘Cobi van Baars gets better with every book she writes. In Coat! she has complete control over her story. (…) But Van Baars’ greatest strength is her psychology.’ – Neerlandistiek
‘The Unintended is a novel about misjudgments with far-reaching consequences that linger with the reader. Van Baars writes in a clever and very empathetic way.’ – Jury Libris Literature Prize on The Unintended
