The Doorson Family
Family chronicle. Roline Redmond.
A unique account of a search for the ancestors and life of the Doorson family over a period of two hundred years. Before and after the period of slavery in Surinam. 1795–2020.
Boek trailer
De Doorsons
”…And now, I invite you in our humble family house. A house that I have built with words. Come in! Take off your shoes, if you wish.”
The book trailer about The Doorsons is intended for readers in the Caribbean, the United States and the United Kingdom. The trailer is in English with Dutch subtitles. Two young children perform a slave song in the background.
The history of an ordinary Surinamese family (●●●●)
The Doorson Family
Family chronicle. Roline Redmond.
A unique account of a search for the ancestors and life of the Doorson family over a period of two hundred years. Before and after the period of slavery in Surinam. 1795–2020.
Book Trailer
The Doorsons
”…And now, I invite you in our humble family house. A house that I have built with words. Come in! Take off your shoes, if you wish.”
The book trailer about The Doorsons is intended for readers in the Caribbean, the United States and the United Kingdom. The trailer is in English with Dutch subtitles. Two young children perform a slave song in the background.
The history of an ordinary Surinamese family (●●●●)
Slavery. How do you write a family history if there are no written sources? It’s almost impossible, Roline Redmond discovered, but she did it anyway. Successfully.
The Doorson Family
Family chronicle. Roline Redmond.
A unique account of a search for the ancestors and life of the Doorson family over a period of two hundred years. Before and after the period of slavery in Surinam. 1795–2020.
Published by De Arbeiderspers
Book Trailer
The Doorsons
“…And now, I invite you in our humble family house. A house that I have built with words. Come in! Take off your shoes, if you wish.”
The book trailer about The Doorsons is intended for readers in the Caribbean, the United States and the United Kingdom. The trailer is in English with Dutch subtitles. Two young children perform a slave song in the background.
The history of an ordinary Surinamese family (●●●●)
Cynthia Abrahams: Redmond overstijgt met haar boek standaard familierelaas
Roline Redmond neemt ons mee op haar zoektocht naar de roots van de familie Doorson. Ze weet dat op een bijzondere manier te doen, waarbij ze veel historische achtergrondinformatie geeft die van onschatbare waarde is.
Het boek, De Doorsons, nodigt uit om door te blijven lezen, het maakt je steeds nieuwsgieriger naar Redmonds bevindingen, vooral haar ontmoeting met de nazaten van de vroegere plantagehouders.
Bron: Uitgeverij Conserve, Cynthia Abrahams, juli 2021
No one can escape history, but it takes strong individuals to face it.
About the author Roline Redmond (1949)
Roline Redmond has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. She has written and drawn from the moment she could hold a pen and brush. At 16, she was the winner of an essay competition on freedom. She later focused on non-fiction and fiction, recently authoring and illustrating a humorous children’s book about the corona era, the illustrations of which are in the making. The results of her career as a researcher can be found on her own website, which will be launched soon, and includes publications of her research and community activities.
No one can escape history, but it takes strong individuals to face it.
About the author Roline Redmond (1949)
Roline Redmond has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. She has written and drawn from the moment she could hold a pen and brush. At 16, she was the winner of an essay competition on freedom. She later focused on non-fiction and fiction, recently authoring and illustrating a humorous children’s book about the corona era, the illustrations of which are in the making. The results of her career as a researcher can be found on her own website, which will be launched soon, and includes publications of her research and community activities.
No one can escape history, but it takes strong individuals to face it.
About the author Roline Redmond (1949)
Roline Redmond has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. She has written and drawn from the moment she could hold a pen and brush. At 16, she was the winner of an essay competition on freedom. She later focused on non-fiction and fiction, recently authoring and illustrating a humorous children’s book about the corona era, the illustrations of which are in the making. The results of her career as a researcher can be found on her own website, which will be launched soon, and includes publications of her research and community activities.
