A new reissue of this rediscovered Dutch classic which drew comparisons with "The Diary Of A Young Girl" by Anne Frank. 'Simons has an impressive lightness of touch which balances the darker theme of betrayal... An atmospheric inter-war study of family ties and the more fleeting affection of shallow alliances' Eileen Battersby, "Irish Times". Translated by Liz Waters.

Ida Simons (1911-1960) was a writer and a pianist, whose successful career came to an end with the German invasion. She was deported to Westerbork and Theresienstadt, along with her family. After the war, she gave more concerts, and then began to write. A Foolish Virgin was first published in 1959, and was highly regarded at the time. Unfortunately, her work sank into oblivion after her untimely death, but since its rediscovery in 2014 it has been translated into twenty-two languages and published widely.