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Ursula Hegi
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... Read more of this blog post »
Speaking English was much harder than reading it. Often I felt so slow that I stayed silent... Read more of this blog post »
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Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
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1994
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35 editions
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Floating in My Mother's Palm
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1990
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7 editions
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The Vision of Emma Blau
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2000
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18 editions
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Sacred Time
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2003
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Children and Fire
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2011
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Salt Dancers
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1995
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The Worst Thing I've Done
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2007
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Hotel of the Saints
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2001
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Intrusions
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1981
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Tearing the Silence: On Being German in America
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1997
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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.”
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“Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine”
― Floating in My Mother's Palm
― 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.”
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| The Life of a Boo...: Jennifer L.'s 2011 TBR Challenge | 9 | 43 | Dec 07, 2010 11:36AM | |
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