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by B. D. Rasmussen


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 11/21/2013

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 242
ISBN : 9781480803626
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 242
ISBN : 9781480803633
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 242
ISBN : 9781480803640

About the Book

In its entire history—from the Roman Legions to Hitler and Stalin—the small Eastern European country of Eden-on-Danube has never been considered desirable enough to be properly pillaged and plundered by a superpower. As the country teeters on bankruptcy, the government decides its only chance for economic salvation is to create a royalty-for-a-week program and rent out their country to tourists.

Guests come from all over. Jana Stanczak, a victim of the Great Recession, has just won the Mega-Zillions Lottery in Florida and now has a chance to honor a promise made to her great-grandmother. The Thakkars, born into the lowest caste in India, have built the world’s largest steel empire; now they have an opportunity to escape a soul-crushing daily existence. Rebecca Adebayo, desperate to flee sectarian violence in Nigeria, thinks there may be no better place to hide than in a country no one else knows exists.

As each guest arrives in Eden-on-Danube, the country and its citizens are grateful for the tourism income. But everything changes when a native of Eden-on-Danube returns to her homeland to visit a friend, causing the country’s citizens to question their choices.

In this quirky, amusing tale, daily apathy meets dynamic change as a country welcomes visitors who may have more power than they ever realized.


About the Author

B. D. Rasmussen is a native of Wisconsin who wishes he could catch more walleyes. He currently lives in the suburban Chicago area with his family and a blind mutt named Ole.