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Simone van der Vlugt
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7 Jan 2010

A brilliantly paced psychological thriller, ‘The Reunion’ is a chilling story of just how difficult it can be to cope when the past comes back to haunt you…

Sabine is twenty-four years old and has just returned to work following a nervous breakdown. Unsurprisingly, life in the office has changed since she left, and Sabine is now the brunt of her colleagues’ cruel jokes, as well as the main topic of office gossip.

It soon becomes clear, however, that Sabine’s problems are far deeper than those she faces daily at work. Unable to forget her friend Isabel, who went missing when the pair were still at school, an approaching class reunion forces Sabine to think about what really happened all those years ago – and why. The terrifying flashbacks that she begins to experience make her all the more determined to solve the mystery of her friend’s fate.

A new love interest and even her own brother soon fall under Sabine’s suspicions. Do they know what happened to Isabel? Were they, in fact, present in the forest from which she vanished that fateful day? As the pieces of the puzzle slowly fall into place, Sabine realises that the answers lie even closer to home – much closer than she could ever have possibly imagined.

Exciting, frightening and utterly compelling, ‘The Reunion’ is a psychological thriller that is impossible to put down.


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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: HarperPress (7 Jan 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007301375
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007301379
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 685,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘Hard to put down. Thrilling.’ Cosmopolitan

‘A gripping psychological thriller which breathes new life into that old cliché “unputdownable”.’ Waterstone’s Books Quarterly

'This terrific, psychologically-engaging novel from acclaimed Dutch writer Simone van der Vlugt. The Reunion is an excellent read for those wanting a bit more thought to their thrillers.' Mark Butler, Beyond York

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'Thrilling...hard to put down.'

'Dutch crime queen van der Vlugt's first English translation is a terrifying account of victimisation and its potential consequences.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Captivating Psychological Thriller 13 Mar 2009
By Simon Clarke TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Dutch author's first novel to be translated
into English is a captivating psychological thriller
that draws one in,keeps one's attention,and leaves one
unsettled at the conclusion.
The novel is written in the first person by Sabine,
who is 15 when Isabel disappears.Sabine had been ignored
and bullied by Isabel,her former close school friend,and
she remembers nothing about the day of Isabel's disappearence.
Nine years later ,having had treatment for depression,bit
by bit Sabine's memories return,but how reliable are
these memories? The reaction of Sabine's friends is brilliantly
conveyed,and increases our sympathy for her,as the novel moves
to its surprising conclusion.A first-rate thriller that deserves
a wide readership.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent psychological mystery 4 Aug 2009
By Fleur Fisher TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
In The Reunion Sabine Kroese tells her own story - and what a story it is!

It opens with Sabine returning to her administrative job in a big bank after a nervous breakdown. She has been away for a long time and a lot has changed. In particular Sabine's closest friend she left and a woman Sabine appointed has been promoted over her head, and seems determined to make Sabine's life difficult.

It's all horribly believable and you cannot help sympathising with Sabine, particularly when you come to realise that the problems that caused her breakdown are still unresolved

The story of Sabine's past unravels slowly.

Nine years earlier, when Sabine was fifteen, her friend Isabel had disappeared. She rode bike away from school in the small seaside town of Den Helder, apparently going to meet somebody, and was never seen again.

Isabel and Sabine were close friends when they were very young, but things changed as they grew. Isabel, bright and pretty, became the leader of the cool kids and a girl who could get whatever boy she wanted. Sabine became the child they tease dand bullied, the butt of their jokes.

All of this has been coming back to Sabine. Memories are stirred when an old schoolfriend appears at work, and they begin a relationship. And an advertisement for a school reunion appears in the newspaper. Long suppressed memories of things that happened on the day Isabel disappeared are beginning to surface, and eventually Sabine decides that the only way for her to find peace is to uncover what really happened that day.

New possibilities and questions are thrown up with every twist in the tale.

You certainly wonder if Sabine is an unreliable narrator. She is engaging though, and you cannot help sympathising with her, even as you wonder if she is fooling herself as well as you.

The story builds to a final revelation - or maybe not.

What you do have in the end though is a well-constructed and very readable debut adult novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dutch Suspense 21 Jun 2012
By Mikey TOP 100 REVIEWER
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Reunion is Simone van der Vlugt's first novek to be translated into English. Her second novel Shadow Sister is also available. I read Shadow Sister first and was extremely impressed, this then led me to purchasing Reunion.
Written in 2004 we follow Sabine in her life in Amsterdam. Sabine works for The Bank and has just returned to work after a while off suffering from depression. Things have changed for her on her return to work and they don't appear to be for the better. Sabine is re-acquainted with Olaf, who she remembers from her childhood in a different part of Holland. Olaf seems very interested in Sabine, but is she interested in him?
In 1995, Isabel, a fellow student at the school Sabine attended disappeared and has never been found. Sabine begins to remember more and more details leading to her disappearance and sets off on a quest of her own looking for answers.
Reunion is an excellent read and culminates in a satisfying conclusion.
Hopefully there will be more from Simone van der Vlugt translated into English in the near future.
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