Welcome Home Amsterdam

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>From the daily dance of the herons at Albert Cuyp Market to the sisterly myth behind the iconic Skinny Bridge how well do you know the Dutch capital?</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Welcome Home Amsterdam</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> is a unique collection of short stories celebrating the city - its past its present and its people. Through interwoven fictional lives the book offers a genuine feel of the real Amsterdam. Some of her most famous features are brought to life alongside everyday scenes of family and friendship of cycling fishing and swimming</span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>capturing the authentic culture of the capital today through tales of humanity and connection.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>It is no coincidence that water streams through these stories threading them together although the characters themselves are unaware that they are intertwined.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(33 41 44 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>It's a really beautiful throughline and it makes Amsterdam seem so much like a city not just a place people can visit. It really is such a welcome-and a much needed one in this increasingly hostile world. These stories step into peoples' lives and have a look around. </em></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(33 41 44 1)>This book brings alive fascinating moments with factual flourishes bold imagery and wonderful observations. The stories have a dignified restraint which reflects the characters beautifully. Poignant and evocative with insights that really resonate.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>