The blessed Rita
Wieringa, Tommy, 1967-2020
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Paul Krüzen lives with his father in an old farmhouse, not far from the German border. Where once his father took care of him, now he takes care of his father. It has been a long time since his beautiful, worldly-wise mother left them for the arms of a Russian pilot, never once looking back. Paul's world is changing: his small Dutch village is now home to Chinese restaurateurs, Polish plumbers, and Russian thugs. Saint Rita, the patron saint of lost causes, watches over Paul and his best friend Hedwig, two misfits at odds with the modern world, while Paul takes comfort in his own Blessed Rita, a prostitute from Quezon. But even she cannot protect them from the tragedy that is about to unfold.
Main title:
The blessed Rita / Tommy Wieringa ; translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett.
Author:
Wieringa, Tommy, 1967-, authorGarrett, Sam, translator
Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2020.
Collation:
241 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781911344902 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
839.3137
Language:
EnglishDutch
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BRN:
1907964