Ebook {Epub PDF} Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi

Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi. Publication Date: March 1, ; Genres: Fiction; Paperback: pages; Publisher: Simon Schuster; ISBN X; ISBN Oprah Book Club® Selection, February Ursula Hegi's Stones from the River clamors for comparisons to Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum; her protagonist Trudi Montag--like the unforgettable Oskar Mazerath--is a dwarf living in Germany during the two World Wars. To its credit, Stones does not wilt from the comparison. Hegi's book has a distinctive, appealing flavor of its bltadwin.ru by: Stones From The River is the first in the Burgdorf series of novels set in Germany around the time of WWII. With the creation of Trudi Montag, Hegi set the stage for some of the finest, most I've read all of Ursula Hegi’s books and have yet to be disappointed/5.

Ursula Hegi (born ) spent the first 18 years of her life in post-World War II Germany. When she tried to ask questions about the war, she received only vague answers and heard little about the Holocaust. Hegi immigrated to the United States in Now an award-winning novelist, Hegi is best known for her book Stones from the River. Complete summary of Ursula Hegi's Stones from the River. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Stones from the River. By Ursula Hegi. pages; Simon Schuster. Through Trudi's unblinking eyes, we witness the growing impact of Nazism on the ordinary townsfolk of Burgdorf as they are thrust on to a larger moral stage and forced to make choices that will forever mark their lives. Stones from the River is a story of secrets, parceled out masterfully by Trudi.

Following the story of a woman with dwarfism, Stones From the River takes place during the period just after World War I leading up to just after World War II. This woman is the protagonist Trudi Montag, who grows up in a completely normal, small German town. Oprah Book Club® Selection, February Ursula Hegi's Stones from the River clamors for comparisons to Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum; her protagonist Trudi Montag--like the unforgettable Oskar Mazerath--is a dwarf living in Germany during the two World Wars. To its credit, Stones does not wilt from the comparison. Hegi's book has a distinctive, appealing flavor of its own. Stones From The River is the first in the Burgdorf series of novels set in Germany around the time of WWII. With the creation of Trudi Montag, Hegi set the stage for some of the finest, most I've read all of Ursula Hegi’s books and have yet to be disappointed.