June by Gerbrand Bakker

In a quiet Frisian village, a royal visit on a sweltering June day coincides with an unexpected family tragedy that is never fully spoken about. Decades later, the repercussions ripple through the farm and its inhabitants, as a stubborn mother and her adult children circle the past in small, awkward attempts at connection, revealing how silence, memory, and the rhythms of rural life shape their grief and their chances for release.