Elles Lohuis

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I'm a historical fiction author, voracious reader and ever inquisitive explorer of far-away lands and foreign cultures. I hold an MA in History, an MA in Business, and a PhD in Social Sciences.

I write novels that engage, enrich and inspire you, to sweep away to distant places and times gone by, opening a window to a world and its people that nowadays seems wondrous, foreign, and fascinating—but was once typically ours.

At the moment, I'm back on base in The Netherlands to complete my first historical fiction series Nordun’s Way, a Tibetan epic about a young woman blazing her own trail through the turbulent times of thirteenth-century Tibet with its royal clans, Mongolian invaders, smugglers and SilkRoad traders.

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Elles Lohuis At the moment I'm working on The Sea Surgeon’s Wife (coming Spring 2023) so I'm immersed into the Golden Age of Piracy, where in 1665 the world powers…moreAt the moment I'm working on The Sea Surgeon’s Wife (coming Spring 2023) so I'm immersed into the Golden Age of Piracy, where in 1665 the world powers are at war over the trade routes, and the promise of land and fortune lures settlers and sailors to the booming English colony of Jamaica, and its cutthroat capital, Port Royal, the “wickedest city on earth.”

And I'm drafting Book Four of Nordun's Way, working title Into Faraway Lands - in which we go all the way to Mongolia. Shooting for publication end of 2022.(less)
Elles Lohuis In 2018, my husband and I were fortunate to obtain a Visa to visit his family in Tibet. My husband had left his home in 2004 to study in India and had…moreIn 2018, my husband and I were fortunate to obtain a Visa to visit his family in Tibet. My husband had left his home in 2004 to study in India and hadn’t seen his family for all those years. We spent three months with the family in Kham, visiting all the relatives (and there are many!) and also some of the beautiful places around.
One day we were at the horse races, and I realized there were no women riding. My cute niece Nordun had told me before she’d wanted a horse forever, but her father wouldn’t let her have one.
I told her father - my brother-in-law - I was surprised to see that no women took part in the races. “Of course not,” he replied. “Horses and girls don't go together, never have, never will.” Yes, that’s what he said. Right there and then, the character of Nordun formed in my mind.

Coming home after three magical months, I put pen to paper, wanting to write a little story about a girl riding a horse, just for Nordun. But somehow the little tale turned into a full-fledged series about a young woman blazing her own trail through the turbulent times of thirteenth century Tibet.

By the time I finished The Horse Master’s Daughter (Book One), my brother-in-law had gotten himself a pregnant mare (a good deal for a trade he had made, he said). And when I finished Echoes of Home (Book Three), the mare had given birth to not one, but two beautiful little horses!
Coincidence? I don’t think so…

Oh, and the horses are here to stay, as my brother-in-law built a brand new stable next to his house—he's as smitten with them as Nordun is!

You want to read more behind the scenes? Visit my website and read all about it.(less)
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