The Camino
Publisher: Luitingh-Sijthoff
The Camino has sold over 250,000 copies in the Netherlands and was on the bestseller list for 90 weeks
Winner of the NS Reader’s Award 2023 and the Hebban Crime Award 2022
44-year-old chocolatier Lotte Bonnet has been living happily in South Limburg for years with her husband Emil, a former refugee from Bosnia. But then Emil unexpectedly commits suicide while walking the Camino (Way of St James), leaving Lotte devastated. When she travels to Bosnia eleven months later to scatter his ashes, Lotte discovers that Emil lied about his
identity. To investigate his past, she hires a lawyer from Sarajevo, who makes a shocking discovery.
Meanwhile, Lotte walks the Camino herself, using the exact route planned by Emil. She wants to find out what drove him to his desperate act. But someone follows her, someone who does not want her to uncover the truth.
Praise:
‘A reader wants entertainment from a thriller, sure, but what if you also want the pleasures that only high literature can offer? This is what Niewierra presents with The Camino.’ – Letra Global
‘Anya Niewierra weaves this history into an exciting thriller.’ – de Volkskrant
‘Compelling novel, a mix of various genres with reflections on the meaning of the journey, but above all of relationships. In the background the tragedies of the war in Bosnia.’ – Varese News (Italian online newspaper)
‘The strength of the novel lies in Anya Niewierra’s writing, which is fluid and visual, so that the reader finds himself, first, alongside Lotte on the paths of Galician Spain as she seeks peace and experiences a not inconsiderable inner conflict.’ – Salotto Giallo (Italian literary Blog)
‘To call it a thriller is unfair and detracts from the value of the novel. ()…) There is a strong suspense in its pages, there are many elements of the mystery, especially concerning the identity of Emil, and there are many twists and turns.’ – Leggere A Lume Di Candela (Italian blog)
Rights sold to: Neri Pozza (Italy), RBA (Spain), Columna (Catalunya), Simon & Schuster (WEL), Otwarte (Poland), Bragelonne/Hachette (France)
Film rights sold
