Aart and Lies fl ee the Netherlands just before the outbreak of World War II. They take in several children who lost their parents, and the group ends up in Tangiers.

Trying to survive off barren land without help and with the children feeling homesick, The Field shows the disruptive effect of war on the lives of refugees.

‘The Field is still magnificent. It is an illustrative and delicate sketch. A harsh reality written in a light tone. Hopefully this rediscovery will be a success and will be followed by more reissues of her novels.’ – Trouw

‘The beautiful reprint, with the original cover, of Dola de Jong’s most famous novel will hopefully make her better known. This book leaves you flabbergasted and it almost physically hurts. An unambiguously allegation against the faith of children in wartime.’ – Dagblad van het Noorden

‘Dola de Jong deserves to be rediscovered. The novel is deeply moving. De Jong draws a breathtaking image of a time that is not in the least of the past when it comes to the inadequate treatment of refugees. Another reason why she deserves to be rediscovered.’ – de Volkskrant

‘De Jong has a lot to offer: atmospheric images of Africa, exciting entanglements, distressing episodes, political backgrounds, conflicting worldviews and many cynical asides.’ – NRC Handelsblad

‘To make wasted strength, wasted lives, wasted water, wasted sunshine, and wasted desire tangible and visible, without wasting words is in my opinion an extraordinary skill, and you have it.’ – Leo Vroman

‘A beautiful rediscovered novel about European refugees in Morocco. Nowadays everybody wants to enter fortress Europe, but in the 1940’s the flow of refugees went the other way. European refugees were eager to go, for instance, to Morocco, away from the Nazi violence. Dola de Jong’s own experience as a refugee is reflected in this novel that is nothing like an exotic road trip in which idealism is rewarded. On the contrary: the influence of the Gestapo reaches far, the Dutch consul is not to be trusted, and the most honest of people have to endure the most. As thrilling as it is shocking.’ – Elsevier

‘I enjoyed this exceptional and timeless novel. The story about the displaced refugee is of all times, and the lively and sparkling way of writing is far from out-dated, even after seventy years.’ – Marieke Cobelens, bookseller De Dolfijn