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The Hidden Village: Imogen Matthews Interview

The Hidden Village: Imogen Matthews Interview

The novelist talks about the inspiration behind her new novel, interviewed by our Assistant Editor, Leah Blundell.
Imogen Matthews

Imogen Matthews, I understand that you wrote The Hidden Village based on Aart Visser’s book, Het Verscholen Dorp as well as some stories from your mother and your own background. Could you tell us a bit more about how your background, family stories and Visser came...

The Forgotten Story of the Hidden Village

The Forgotten Story of the Hidden Village

The author of the WW2 set novel, The Hidden Village describes the history behind it.
Imogen Matthews

I clearly remember the time I was cycling through the leafy Veluwe woods, some 50 miles from Amsterdam, when I came across an extraordinary place I never knew existed in all the years I’d been taking family holidays in the area. I never realised it at the time, but...