Author Description

Joske was born in 1901 in a humble family and grew up in Antwerp on the eve of the First World War. She lost her mother at a very young age, but was the apple of her father's eye. Thanks to her intelligence and boundless imagination, she survived the difficult years with Marie, an imaginary friend. In her early twenties, she met her Prince Edward and a few years later they had a son, Louis. Louis moved to Berlin to work in a factory. When they heard nothing from him, Edward decided to search for Louis but he had disappeared without a trace. Will Joske ever see them again? Nadia Lang (Antwerp, 1953), after half a century in Antwerp moved to Ostend where she now lives. The many family stories and memories of her grandmother inspired her to write a story about love and sorrow, friends and family against the turbulent background of Antwerp in the early part of the twentieth century.