Patience takes care of her aunties and lives humbly day to day. One day, a Dutch doctor, Julius, comes to their village for a short time to work on his book, and for a considerable salary she agrees to do housework for him. At first she finds Julius to be quite curt, but as time goes on, she finds that he's actually quite charming. Gradually, a love for him grows inside her. He also starts to unknowingly become attracted to her frankness and simple "rat" clothes...
- New eBook Additions
- Adult New Readers
- Shelf Care
- Have Book Will Travel
- Five Star Stories
- Local History
- Exercise & Fitness
- Book to Screen
- Vacation Interrupted
- Disability Visibility
- Standalone Graphic Novels
- Short Reads
- Historical Fiction
- See all
- New Audiobook Additions
- Listen to the Classics
- Full Cast Audiobooks
- Great Narrators
- Try Something Different
- 5-10 Hours Long
- Fears for Your Ears
- Perfect for Day Trips
- Find Your Chill
- See all
- Italian Magazines
- Learn the History of....
- Lets Eat!
- Life Magazine
- Magazines for Kids
- People Magazine
- Space: The Final Frontier
- Détendez-vous et lisez (Relax and Read)
- Deutschsprachige Zeitschriften
- See all
