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Ursula Hegi
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born
in Düsseldorf, Germany
May 23, 1946
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When I came to America as an eighteen-year old, my written English was quite good because I had studied English in School since I was nine years old. But it was the English of German nuns—the Ursulines, then the sisters of Sacre Coeur—and countless words were missing: curses, slang, certain body parts.
Speaking English was much harder than reading it. Often I felt so slow that I stayed silent r... Read more of this blog post »
Speaking English was much harder than reading it. Often I felt so slow that I stayed silent r... Read more of this blog post »
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Stones from the River
— published 1994 — 29 editions |
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Floating in My Mother's Palm
by Ursula Hegi, John Collier , Francine Kass — published 1990 — 6 editions |
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The Vision of Emma Blau
— published 2000 — 17 editions |
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Salt Dancers
by Ursula Hegi, Edith Fowler — published 1995 — 7 editions |
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Children and Fire
— 12 editions |
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The Worst Thing I've Done
— published 2007 — 16 editions |
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Sacred Time
— published 2003 — 15 editions |
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Hotel of the Saints
— published 2001 — 6 editions |
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Intrusions
by Ursula Hegi, Marc Burckhardt , Mary Schuck — published 1981 — 5 editions |
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Tearing the Silence: On Being German in America
— published 1997 — 5 editions |
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October 2009,
Ursula Hegi
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? UH: love write swim walk kayak read play teach SS: What is your motto or maxim? UH: passion and balance What Readers want to know... SS: What is your biggest pet peeve? UH: entitlemen..." ...More
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? UH: love write swim walk kayak read play teach SS: What is your motto or maxim? UH: passion and balance What Readers want to know... SS: What is your biggest pet peeve? UH: entitlemen..." ...More
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“That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.”
― Ursula Hegi
― Ursula Hegi
“Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine”
― Ursula Hegi, Floating in My Mother's Palm
― Ursula Hegi, Floating in My Mother's Palm
“What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more.”
― Ursula Hegi
― Ursula Hegi
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| The Book Addicts!: Jennifer L.'s 2011 TBR Challenge | 9 | 42 | Dec 07, 2010 11:36am | |
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| Reading with Style: Questions & Answers | 59 | 60 | Feb 20, 2011 06:27am |
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