Bibliograph

A Ritchie Boy, a novel, Linda Kass

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Label

A Ritchie Boy, a novel, Linda Kass

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A Ritchie Boy

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Linda Kass

Sub title

a novel

Summary

An extraordinary narrative inspired by true events. 1938. Eli Stoff and his parents, Austrian Jews, escape to America just after Germany takes over their homeland. Within five years, Eli joins the US Army and, like all those who became known as Ritchie boys, he works undercover in Intelligence on the European front to help the Allies win World War II. In A Ritchie Boy, different characters tell interrelated stories that, together, form a cohesive narrative that follows Eli from Vienna to New York, from Ohio to Maryland, and then to war-torn Europe before he returns to the heartland of his new country to set down his roots. Set during the dawn of World War II and the disruptive decade to follow, A Ritchie Boy is the poignant, compelling tale of one young immigrant's triumph over adversity

Target audience

adult

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