Overview
- The memoir reached Dutch bookstores on Tuesday, with early readers reporting positive reactions and quick cover‑to‑cover reads.
- Van Dorsten explains that publishing his account helps him give the past a place in his life and may encourage others to seek strength.
- He alleges physical assaults and sexual abuse during childhood under a father who portrayed himself as the Messiah.
- The narrative focuses on coercive control, detailing prolonged psychological oppression and its lasting effects on a child's development.
- He includes a chance encounter with his father after being cast out that momentarily revived conflicted loyalty despite prior harm.