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Stones From the River Read by Ursula Hegi

Stones from the River is set in Burgdorf, a small German town, between 1915 and 1951. Trudi Montag is a Zwerg--the German word for dwarf woman. As a dwarf she is set apart, the outsider whose physical "otherness" has a corollary in her refusal to be a part of Burgdorf's silent complicity during and after World War II. Trudi establishes her status and power, not through beauty, marriage, or motherhood, but rather as the town's librarian and relentless collector of stories.

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  • "Stones from the River is set in Burgdorf, a small German town, between 1915 and 1951. Trudi Montag is a Zwerg--the German word for dwarf woman. As a dwarf she is set apart, the outsider whose physical "otherness" has a corollary in her refusal to be a part of Burgdorf's silent complicity during and after World War II. Trudi establishes her status and power, not through beauty, marriage, or motherhood, but rather as the town's librarian and relentless collector of stories."@en
  • "Trudi, born in Germany in 1915, is a Zwerg or dwarf. After her troubled mother dies, Trudi lives with her beloved father, helping in his library and learning the stories of the townspeople. She has friends, but her role in the town is shaped by the hidden or blatant disgust she generates in some. As a child trudi strikes back but later, working against Hitler's regime, Trudi learns to belong: to initiate, build, and to weave her own magical stories."@en
  • "A stunning novel about 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, Trudi learns that being different is a secret that all humans share - from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend George whose parents pretend he's a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbours 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."@en
  • "Set in Germany prior to and during World War II, this is the story of a dwarf, Trudi Montag, and her struggle to accept herself and to be accepted. From the tribulations of those around her (her mother who "flees into madness", her friend Georg who is trying to understand his sexuality, and the Jews Trudi is hiding in her cellar) she learns how to appreciate her own individuality."@en
  • "Set in Germany prior to and during World War II, this is the story of a dwarf, Trudi Montag, who becomes the librarian of a small German town. The work makes her privy to many of the town's secrets and she uses them to set people against each other. It's her way of paying them back for the taunts and humiliations."
  • "Trudi, born in Germany in 1915, is a Zwerg of dwarf. After her troubled mother dies, Trudi lives with her beloved father, helping in his library and learning the stories of the townspeople. She has friends, but her role in the town is shaped by the hidden or blatant disgust she generates in some. A a child Trudi strikes back, but later, working against Hitler's regime, Trudi learns to belong: to initiate, build, and to weave her own magical stories."@en
  • "Set in Germany prior to and during World War II, this is the story of a dwarf, Trudi Montag, and her struggle to accept herself and to be accepted. From the tribulations of those around her (her mother who "flees into madness", her friend Georg who is trying to understand his sexuality, and the Jews Trudi is hiding in her cellar), she learns how to appreciate her own individuality."
  • "Trudi, born in Germany in 1915, is a Zwerg or dwarf. After her mother dies, she lives with her beloved father. Later in life she works against Hitler's regime and learns to belong. Some violence."
  • "A dwarf becomes the librarian of a small German town. The work makes her privy to many of the town's secrets and she uses them to set people against each other. It's her way of paying them back for the taunts and humiliations."@en
  • "Trudi, born in Germany in 1915, is a Swerg or dwarf. After her troubled mother dies, Trudi lives with her beloved father, helping in his library and learning the stories of the townspeople. She has friends, but her role in the town is shaped by the hidden or blatant disgust she generates in some. As a child Trudi strikes back, but later, working against Hitler's regime, Trudi learns to belong: to initiate, build, and to weave her own magical stories. Some violence. Bestseller."
  • "Set in a small German town and spanning both world wars, this novel tells the story of ordinary people living in extraordinary times."
  • "Set in a small German town and spanning both world wars, this novel tells the story of ordinary people living in extraordinary times."@en

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