The Metro: Coming of age in a changing Detroit: Inside ‘The Patron Saint of Lost Girls’
“The Patron Saint of Lost Girls” author Maureen Aitken joined the show to discuss her book on a girl coming of age during hard times in Detroit.
The Patron Saint of Lost Girls is a coming of age novel set in Detroit, written by Maureen Aitken.
The stories of Detroit in the 70’s and 80’s are ubiquitous. Residents went through tough times, economic downturn, violence and white flight. But a collection of stories about a girl coming of age in the city offers a different perspective of the time.
“The Patron Saint of Lost Girls” is a coming of age novel that follows Mary as she navigates girlhood amid difficult times for Detroit. Maureen Aitken, the author of the book, joined the show to discuss how girls have difficult experiences early on that shape who they become.
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