By the award-winning author of The Twin. On a hot summer`s day in June 1969 everyone in the village gathered to welcome Queen Juliana. It would have been an unforgettable day of celebration if only the baker hadn`t been running late with his deliveries & knocked down little Hanne with his br&-new VW van. Years later, Jan arrives on a hot day in June in order to tidy his sister`s grave, & is overcome again with grief & silent fury. Isn`t it finally time to get to the bottom of things? June traces in spellbinding, tender detail how the ripples from one tragic incident spread through a community, a family & down the generations. ” Illuminating”. (Independent). ” Exceptional”. (Irish Times).