¿The Item¿ is the story of a missing work of art. The story jumps from past to present, bringing to life the lives of those linked to the item, as Sam Price examines its provenance, solving linked crimes, and looking for new love.
Hendrik Hoitinga was born in Leeuwarden in Friesland, The Netherlands, and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of ten. After travelling extensively during his teens and twenties, Hendrik married his wife in Auckland before relocating to the UK. The couple had two children and now have two grandchildren. Hendrik soon began a career in retail, which spanned twenty-six years. In 1995 he and his wife were commissioned and ordained as Salvation Army Officers. They have since served in England, Belgium, Wales and Scotland. Now retired and living in Scotland, Hendrik enjoys writing and is delighted that his books The Item and The Mosaic Swallow have been published. He has now complemented these works with his newest book, Three Monks from Florence.
