Stones From the River

About this book

From the highly acclaimed award-winning author of Floating in My Mothers Palm comes a stunning novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times. Trudi Montag is a Zwerg -- a dwarf -- short undesirable different the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share -- from her mother who flees into madness to her friend Georg whose parents pretend hes a girl to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power humanity and truth.