Floating in My Mother's Palm
, by Hegi, UrsulaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780684854755 | 0684854759
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/3/1998
Floating in My Mother's Palmis 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 novelStones from the River.Hanna's courageous voice evokes her unconventional mother, who swims during thunderstorms; the illegitimate son of an American GI, who learns from Hanna about his father; and the librarian, Trudi Montag, who lets Hanna see her hometown from a dwarf's extraordinary point of view. Although Ursula Hegi wroteFloating in My Mother's Palmfirst, it can be read as a sequel toStones from the River.