On a Woman’s Madness

"In this queer Dutch classic, a young Surinamese woman named Noenka leaves her brief marriage for a voyage of self-discovery, described in gorgeous (and often steamy!) sensory detail. Astrid Roemer’s writing, in Lucy Scott’s new translation, is lush and sinuous, turning quiet domestic scenes into dreamscapes and cranking up the volume on the many love stories this novel contains. It has taken far too long for On a Woman’s Madness to make it into English – don’t miss it now that it’s here!"