Bloomers in Heather

Peter Voerman

Short description

These vignettes hope to recreate an unusual youth in Holland from 1927 through 1947 influenced by an unconventional upbringing by revolutionary Quaker parents. The solid democratic institutions of the consti-tutional monarchy and the entrenched colonial regime of the Holland at that time seem to make that upbringing even more extreme. In addition, the advent of World War Two and the German occupation further add their momentous influence to an already unique situation.
These writings are based on events that really happened, but as seen through the eyes of the writer, which means of course they are highly personal and therefore subjective in their view.

Author Bio

Again, this is not meant to be a rigidly accurate biographical story as much as a vivid portrayal of conflicts experienced. My gratitude to all people that I have been in touch with in these pages, especially my beloved Iris. They have all helped me to find a deeper understanding of life and myself.