Sparat under: General Blogging
The Graaf sisters, I remember them! Sort of. I remember the girls in my class, probably in second to third grade (98-99), talking about them. Their idols. Personally I didn’t really know who they were, and until recently I only had a faint hunch that they were models and singers. Never heard their music, though, or at least I can’t remember it. After I moved to Denmark, I never heard anything about them ever again. Until now.
This elderly woman I know (through BookCrossing, of course
) presented me to a book – a biography – she’d read. She said it was good and that it put Magdalena Graaf (the author) in a whole new light compared to that of media. Of course, back when she was in the light to begin with I was too young to understand, but still the name did say ”bimbo” even to me – until I read the book.
Allow me to be rude enough to summarize Magdalena’s life in a few brief points (SPOILER WARNING: If you want to read the book yourself, don’t read any further!):