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In floating in my mothers palm, hegi first introduces readers to the. Ursula hegi born may 23, 1946 is a germanborn american writer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Floating in my mothers palm by ursula hegi librarything. Floating in my mothers palm, book by ursula hegi paperback. May 08, 2012 ursula hegi is the author of numerous books, including the worst thing i ve done, sacred time, unearned pleasures and other stories, floating in my mother s palm, and stones from the river. Ursula hegi, john collier, francine kass publisher.
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My own acute discomfort at being german is very much at the core of my writing. Floating in my mother s palm is the compelling and mystical story of hanna malter, a young girl growing up in 1950 s burgdorf, the small german town ursula hegi so brilliantly brought to life in her bestselling novel stones from the river. A moving account of hanna malter, a young girl growing up in a small town in germany in the 1950s, a time when adolf hitler isnt mentioned in history classesor by anyone in town. Floating in my mothers palm burgdorf cycle book 2 kindle. She is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards and lives in new york state. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read floating in my mothers palm. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ursula hegi the burgdorf cycle boxed set. Stones from the river by ursula hegi overdrive rakuten. Trudi montag the zwerg, or dwarf is certainly the most prominent of these movable characters, appearing first in floating in my mothers palm, set in bergdorf in. Floating in my mothers palm ebook written by ursula hegi. The second time i read it was for the pure pleasure of hegi s words. Ursula hegi writing styles in floating in my mother s palm ursula hegi this study guide consists of approximately 21 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of floating in my mother s palm. Although ursula hegi wrote floating in my mothers palm first, it can be read as a sequel to stones from the river.