Stones from the River

A different version of the ISBN's cover

This gorgeous book about regular people living in exceptional times is written by the critically renowned and thrice honored author of Floating in My Mother's Palm.

Trudi Montag is a dwarf, or Zwerg; she is small, unattractive, and unique; she speaks for everyone who has ever attempted to blend in. She eventually discovers that everyone has a secret when it comes to being different, from her mother running away into lunacy to her buddy Georg whose parents make him think he's a female to the Jews Trudy hides in her basement.

Ursula Hegi crafts a rich tapestry of emotional strength, empathy, and truth in her timeless and memorable tale of Trudi and a little hamlet.