Lovers in madness

First World War. Veurne is the capital of unoccupied Belgium and therefore a target for German planes. The town is gradually becoming depopulated. But love does not flee. The young Rachel Ryckewaert has an eye on sergeant Emiel Ferfaille…
World War II. Veurne is occupied by the Germans. The Flemish Gestapo's are in charge. The working-class girl Lucrèce Vanbillemont falls in love with one of them, August Terneu…
Two world wars. Two lovers, twice. Some of them can be called 'traitors' with some malice. None of them are innocent, but most are naive, weak and above all distraught. Rachel and Emiel, Lucrèce and August: they are victims of themselves, of their love and of their disrupted environment. Because the punishment that the community imposes on them would far exceed their guilt in less insane times!
WILLY SPILLEBEEN has based this shocking double novel about love, stupidity and a questionable 'justice' almost entirely on historical sources. The madness of war is also the subject of his gripping novel De heuvel, also published by Davidsfonds/Literair.