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The Blessed Rita

Tommy Wieringa


  • Scribe (Faber)
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.

ISBN 9781911344902 | E | HB
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Publisher Scribe (Faber)
ISBN 9781911344902
Publication date March 2020
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 210 x 148 mm
Pages 320
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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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 Hedwiges, 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.

In this sharply observed, darkly funny novel, Wieringa shines a light on people struggling at the margins of a changing world. The Blessed Rita is an affecting tribute to those left behind, and an ode to those wanting to transcend themselves and their heritage.

The Blessed Rita

The Blessed Rita

€25.50