{"product_id":"floating-in-my-mothers-palm-9780684854755","title":"Floating in My Mother's Palm","description":"\u003ci\u003eFloating in My Mother's Palm\u003c\/i\u003e is 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 novel \u003ci\u003eStones from the River.\u003c\/i\u003e 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 wrote \u003ci\u003eFloating in My Mother's Palm\u003c\/i\u003e first, it can be read as a sequel to \u003ci\u003eStones from the River.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHegi, Ursula:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eUrsula Hegi\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Thing I've Done, Sacred Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHotel of the Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Vision of Emma Blau\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTearing the Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalt Dancers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStones from the River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFloating in My Mother's Palm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnearned Pleasures and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntrusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrudi \u0026amp; Pia\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches writing at Stonybrook's Southhampton Campus and she is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards.","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543893643538,"sku":"9780684854755","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8053d51-ab28-491c-bc47-2af8e874d139.jpg?v=1731516045","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/floating-in-my-mothers-palm-9780684854755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}