Hester Velmans translates Dutch and French literary fiction. She is an NEA Translation Fellow, a Vondel Prize winner and the author of two popular children’s books: Isabel of the Whales and Jessaloup’s Song.
‘This is how I became Winnie’s clandestine, outcast and utterly powerless guardian angel.’
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