The Lion series - H.M. Manuelle

 

Some families carry history in their bones. The Leeuw Series is a gripping saga about generations shaped by war, loss, love, and secrets that remain hidden for decades.
 

Leeuw is an epic family saga that unfolds across four continents and more than eight decades — from the diamond district of Antwerp to the concentration camps of Poland, from the Flemish Ardennes to the salons of England, from the timber forests of Ghana to the underground tunnels of Vietnam.
 

At its heart are four families whose lives become inextricably intertwined by history. Their paths collide at the pivotal moments of the twentieth century — the war years in Auschwitz, Ghanaian independence, the Innovation department store fire, the moon landing, Woodstock, and the mud of Vietnam.
 

It is a story about people who were broken by history, yet still stood tall. About secrets that survive across generations. About love that defies borders — of language, of race, of war. About guilt that takes root in families and only reveals itself decades later.
 

And somewhere in the future, in December 2015 in a castle in Brakel, a murder case awaits that connects everything.
 

The series features a rich cast of characters with interwoven storylines, written in a smooth and accessible style. Thanks to meticulous historical research, readers will recognise real events, places, and eras — fiction and reality flow seamlessly into one another.