Beautiful Losers

Rita Formica Series

by Barbara Wersba

Eighteen-year-old Rita, an overweight writer living in a Long Island town, is caught between love for her parents and love for Arnold, a man twice her age.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1988

About the author

Barbara Wersba was born in Chicago, moved to California, and then to New York City. She attended Bard College, and after graduating returned to Greenwich Village to study acting with Paul Mann. She received an honorary doctorate from Bard. In 1994, Wersba founded The Bookman Press, a small-press publishing company. She lives in Sag Harbor, New York.

Reviews

[Jane Ayres · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this series. So well written.

[Naimallama🦙:P · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was written beautifully, I loved the story and all the characters. Rita had such an interesting personality and so did Arnold. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.