"It could happen anywhere, the nasty twist of fate that turns time into your enemy, implacable, mean, and patient, dragging its feet to torment you."
Lula is an Albanian immigrant who came to the states on a tourist visa to "visit her aunt in Detroit" She settles in New Jersey, works in a bar, and fears deportation until she lands a job as nanny to 17 year old, Zeke Stanley. Mr. Stanley is good friends with an attorney who gets Lula a work card. Zeke's Mom abandoned the family on Christmas Eve. She is mentally ill and roaming. Her Christmas Eve return bodes ill for Lula and her Albanian boyfriend, Alvo. This book is a bit racy, has bad language and questionable morals, but references to modern and Albanian lifestyles and cultures make it worth the read.
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