Dit zwarte goud - Toon Kortooms cadeautip the region around Venray and

the region around Venray and the Peel largely consisted of vast

he can prove his innocence

courage and sacrifice

These classic works take the reader on a journey of discovery through Dutch nature

Dit zwarte goud - Toon Kortooms cadeautip the region around Venray and"Black gold" is a direct and poetic reference to peat. The story logically takes place in the rugged, mysterious Peel marsh, where peat cutting was for decades the main (and hardest) source of income for the poor population. The novel paints a beautiful, nostalgic picture of the harsh working life, the solidarity, the deep hierarchy in the village and the idiosyncratic inhabitants of the Peel.