Novel debutant Steffie Verstappen finds inspiration in her own failed marriage: 'It's beautiful how clumsy we all are'

Her debut Dit is wat ik je zeg is not an attempt at revenge, emphasizes Steffie Verstappen (44). She wrote a novel in which a woman describes the collapse of her marriage to her husband's mistress in an almost poetic way. "It is an ode to the falling human being in general," says the author who is 'a variation' on her main character.