Midnight Blue

'A fascinating portrait of Holland at the height of its artistic and economic power...a wonderful place for lovers of historical fiction to visit, populated by great artists, intrepid explorers and enterprising merchants.' Publishers Weekly

'A beautiful story about the fate of a seventeenth-century young woman and the early days of the blue-and-white pottery from Delft' Netherlands Daily

'Van der Vlugt has immersed herself in the pottery painting of the time and weaves fact and fiction into a gripping story.' Leiden Daily

'A great historical novel, with thriller aspects and romance.' Biepmiepje

'The local colour, the fascinating story, the interesting history, definitely for me born in Delft, means you read MIDNIGHT BLUE in one sitting.' book bloggers netherlands