Summer Brother

Great reviews for Jaap’s last book: o “You Have Me to Love explores raw and unsettling psychological territory. It is a story that once read will stick with the reader for a long time.” Literary Review o “Moving between child-like speculation and shocking realism, Robben’s novel transports the reader into lives almost beyond imagining in the contemporary world. With echoes of Ian McEwan and Peter Carey, Robben’s tale, already a huge success in the Netherlands, is one to savor and discuss.”

ALA Booklist • Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival.
• We received many bookseller quotes and much love from booksellers for You Have Me to Love
• This book delicately tackles an underrepresented topic in literature: The sibling relationship between a special needs and a healthy brother
• Definite YA cross-over potential, fits into the diversity reading curriculum at any US middle and high-school
• A subtle yet unflinching examination of how people try and sometimes fail to cope with disability make this a coming-of-age novel that will resonate deeply with every reader