Ritchie Boy: A Novel

Based on true events, A Ritchie Boy is a novel about Eli Stoff, who escapes to America with his parents in 1938 and joins the US Army as a Ritchie boy, working undercover in Intelligence on the European front to help the Allies win World War II. The book follows Eli's journey from Vienna to New York, Ohio to Maryland, and war-torn Europe, before he returns to the heartland of his new country to set down his roots.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 17 September 2020
Publisher: She Writes Press

From the author of Tasas Song, an extraordinary narrative about one young immigrant's triumph in America, 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 enlists in the US Army and, thanks to his understanding of the German language and culture, joins thousands of others like him who become known as Ritchie boys, young men who work 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 about the circumstances and people Eli encounters from Vienna to New York, from Ohio to Maryland 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 as he journeys from Europe to America, and from boyhood to manhood.

Weight: 300g
Dimension: 141 x 209 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781631527395