The Parvenu

Hugo Stadman is a thirty-something private banker in Amsterdam. Membership of the prestigious Batavia Club holds the key to getting ahead in the world he thinks. But Hugo has much to hide including his family background and his own far from impeccable behaviour. The Parvenu is a novel about the longing to be someone you're not about human fallibility love and addiction. Fast-paced and funny the trials and tribulations of Hugo Stadman are poignant and intriguing. In the Netherlands The Parvenu is a great success it reached best-sellerstatus in half a year film rights were sold to Eyeworks the Netherlands' leading film producers.