Burdened House
Publisher: Atlas Contact
A courageous search for memories, love, and the space we occupy
Over 85.000 copies sold in the Netherlands
In Burdened House, Christien Brinkgreve offers a poignant account of a woman’s journey following the loss of her husband. As she embarks on the daunting task of decluttering their home, each room becomes a portal to the past, unearthing memories and emotions long buried. Through this intimate process, Brinkgreve seeks to rediscover her late husband, understand their shared history, and reflect on the complexities of their life together.
Burdened House is a courageous memoir about the space one occupies in a relationship, within a family, in society, especially as a mother and as a woman – and examines themes of loneliness, anxiety, and the profound choices we make out of love.
Praise:
‘An extraordinarily insightful and brilliantly written book about a feminist woman who theoretically pursued equality between men and women, yet found how difficult, if not impossible, this was to achieve within the reality of marriage.’ – NRC Handelsblad
‘Burdened House reminds us how rare it is to be able to truly say what you think, even to the people you love most. A beautiful book.’ – De Groene Amsterdammer
Rights Sold to Carl Hanser Verlag (Germany)
