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Roos Boum

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Born

in Netherlands

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http://www.roosboum.nl

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Genre

Thriller, Crime, Suspense

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Robert Ludlum, Ira Levin and Thomas Thiemeijer ...more

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October 2012

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Roos Boum, Talked-about books, that leave you speechless

Roos Boum is a Dutch author who emigrated to France in 2000 and lives in the middle of nowhere with her friend Erik and some 20 animals.
There Roos (pronounce Rose please ;-) ) discovered that her childhood must have been torn apart bij the lie of Munchausen by proxy. A form of childabuse where the mother on purpose makes her child ill, so that the mother herself can get attention from medical staff.
Roos wrote her debut (that became a bestsller) about it in 2007 which is translated into False Jasmine, A Youth Ripped Apart.
After that she wrote a childrensbook on the same subject in 2008 to help children who suffer(ed) from it.
In the years after she wrote more Dutch novels and short sto ...more

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Quote 2 from False Jasmine, A Youth Ripped Apart

A little later, a nurse came with the baby, bathed and dressed. While she walked, she rocked it in her arms and murmured softly sweet words to the child.
“Here’s your baby girl. She’s a lovely baby with the most beautiful blue eyes I’ve ever seen. We’ve called your husband and he’s on his way,” she said cheerfully holding the child towards me.
I turned my back on her.
“Don’t you want to hold her?” th Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.06 · 307 ratings · 74 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Valse Salie: kroniek van een verscheurde jeugd 3.96 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dode mannen moorden niet 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Du vin, du pain, du... pindakaas? 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zonden van een Minnares by Roos Boum (Goodreads Author), Debora Degreef, Belle Makatini 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De mythe van mellifera 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zonder poespas naar de tapas 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De kennisbewaarder 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het verborgen paleis van Narada 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doodziek en springlevend? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het macaronihondje en andere verhalen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
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