On the Bright Side: The new secret diary of Hendrik Groen

Hendrik Groen started his diaries on the literary website of Torpedo magazine. His first diary, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 " Years Old, has been translated into over thirty languages and On The Bright Side went straight to Number One in its native Netherlands.

Hester Velmans is the author of two popular children's novels and an award-winning translator specializing in modern fiction. Her translation of Renate Dorrestein's A Heart of Stone won the Vondel Prize for Translation.