Floating in My Mother’s Palm

Author: Ursula Hegi

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. Hanna’s courageous voice evokes her unconventional mother, who swims during thunderstorms; the illegitimate son of an American GI, who….Read More

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