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What to do with all those items from the parental home? 'Heirlooms represent a bloodline, but they become fragmented with each generation'

What to do with all those items from the parental home? 'Heirlooms represent a bloodline, but they become fragmented with each generation'

Author Gerbrand Bakker's latest book, 'Boedel,' explores the emotional and practical challenges of handling a parental estate following his mother's death. The work follows siblings as they sort through inherited possessions and reflects on how the value of heirlooms diminishes over successive generations.

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