Pickle to Pie
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Author: Glenice Whitting
Rejected by his mother at birth and raised by his Grossmutter and Grossvater, Frederick Fritschenburg, a second generation Australian of German descent, is dying in hospital. Read More
Rejected by his mother at birth and raised by his Grossmutter and Grossvater, Frederick Fritschenburg, a second generation Australian of German descent, is dying in hospital. Read More
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Rejected by his mother at birth and raised by his Grossmutter and Grossvater, Frederick Fritschenburg, a second generation Australian of German descent, is dying in hospital. At eighty years of age Frederick recalls a life torn by two world wars and the Great Depression-a life of uncertainty and anguish, of disappointment, human frailties and estranged relationships, where nothing seems as real as the special childhood bond that existed between him and his Grossmutter.
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Whitting's novel creates a terrific sense of place, one that lies at the intersection of two cultures but remains quintessentially Australian. A vivid and moving exploration of the immigrant experience. |
Excerpt from the Book
"Grossmutter said that I was squealing like a tortured mouse when she pulled me from mother's womb. One more squalling bundle in a crib in the dim parlour. It was Grossmutter who named me Frederick Joseph Heinrich Frank Fritschenburg. Over my cradle she sang of great ancestors and past riches. Told stories of Hänsel und Gretel lost in the forest, of witches and goblins and Onkel Gustav and Tante Teresa singing Auf Wiedersehen. Of tears falling on her piano that last night in Magdeburg."
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GLENICE WHITTING has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne. For three years she was an on-line editor and columnist at Suite101.com, showcasing inspiring Australian women. Her published works include biographies, interviews, reviews, plays and numerous short stories. Her play, Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, was produced during the 2002 Fertile Ground New Play Festival. She lives in Patterson Lakes, Victoria, with her husband.
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Pickle to Pie is a beautifully wrought and heartfelt exploration of family and cultural ties that melds humour and tenderness to bring tears of joy and sadness to the reader's eyes. |
