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Somewhere Else
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Somewhere else is a story based on the turbulent life of Adriana Blaauw, a young Dutch woman, caught up in the chaos of World War 2. It tells of her tears and laughter experiences as a prisoner in Japanese concentration camps on the island of Java in the then Dutch East Indies.

After her liberation, Adriana tracks down her erstwhile lover who is an Australian National. They marry and as newly-weds live in Australia for several years before moving back to Java with their brand-new daughter. Not long after and as a direct aftermath of the war, Adriana suffers the ultimate tragedy.

She travels back home to Holland, but finds it difficult to connect to post-war Europe. Unsettled she looks for a future somewhere else. Following her instincts, she emigrates to New Zealand where she finally finds the permanence and peace for which she has been searching.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateNov 21, 2011
ISBN9781463440602
Somewhere Else
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Leni Rodgers

Leni Rodgers was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In her late teens, she moved to Marlborough in New Zealand. During her long career in manufacturing, she held positions varying from trade-union representative to employer. In the seventies, she performed as a vocalist with several bands. In the nineties, her career path led her into local politics, serving the community as a District Councillor and Trustee on several local Trusts. She retired early this century to devote her time wholly to her lifelong love of painting and writing. Since attending several writer-workshops and taking a course in Creative Writing at the local Institute of Technology, writing has become a near fulltime occupation. She has written numerous short stories. "Somewhere Else" is her first novel. She is married with two adult children and four grandchildren.

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