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January 5, 2009
When I came to America as an eighteen-year old, my written English was quite good because I had studied English in School since...
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STONES FROM THE RIVER is now available in eAudio
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TEARING THE SILENCE will be released on October 02, 2008 in eBook
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SALT DANCERS will be released on October 02, 2008 in eBook
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Chapter 1 from The Vision of Emma BlauPrior to Dec 19, 2008
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Chapter 1 from The Worst Thing I've DonePrior to Dec 19, 2008
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Ursula Hegi's Books
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The Worst Thing I've DoneBy Ursula HegiA young woman embarks on a poignant voyage of self-discovery and comes to terms with the aftermath of one horrible choice that changes everything.Read More
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Sacred TimeBy Ursula HegiThe bestselling author of Stones from the River delivers the unforgettable story of an endearing, but also flawed, Italian American family.Read More
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Hotel of the SaintsBy Ursula HegiBestselling author Ursula Hegi’s mesmerizing story collection balances readers on the magical border of laughter and sorrow.Read More
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The Vision of Emma BlauBy Ursula HegiUrsula Hegi’s The Vision of Emma Blau is the luminous epic of a bicultural family filled with passion and aspirations, tragedy, and redemption.Read More
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Floating in My Mother's PalmBy Ursula HegiBestselling author Ursula Hegi presents a compelling and mystical story of a young girl growing up in 1950s Germany.Read More
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UNEARNED PLEASURES AND OTHER STORIESBy Ursula HegiBestselling author Ursula Hegi focuses on the problems of love—familial, parental, conjugal, and emergent—in this stunning collection of stories.Read More
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SALT DANCERSBy Ursula HegiSalt Dancers is Ursula Hegi’s poignant and superbly written novel of self-discovery and the power of resurrection.Read More
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INTRUSIONSBy Ursula HegiUrsula Hegi’s funny and original novel explores the doubts, decisions, and "might-have-beens" that mark not only the writing process—but life...Read More
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STONES FROM THE RIVERBy Ursula HegiStones from the River is Ursula Hegi’s daring, dramatic, and complex novel of life in Germany through an unspeakable time.Read More
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. passion and balance Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. myself Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. i don't think of characters as heroes or villains. as a reader and writer i look for characters who are complex, in many subtle shades of gray. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. teaching Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. see above Learn more about Ursula HegiAuthors on the Web
Momlogic, September 18, 2009
...of a Woman, by Maya Angelou The Rapture of Canaan, by Sheri Reynolds Stones from the River, by Ursula Hegi She's Come Undone, by Wally Lamb The Book of Ruth, by Jane Hamilton Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison The Deep End of the Ocean, by Jacquelyn...
NPR, July 16, 2009
...speaks with Elizabeth Strout, whose book of short stories won this year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. And Ursula Hegi, author of several books, including the best selling Oprah Book Club novel 'Stones from the River...
Times Union, June 28, 2009
...choose five favorites! These are a few that some of our members mentioned: 'Stones From the River' by Ursula Hegi, 'The Tale of Genji' by Shikibu Murasaki, 'The Leopard' by Giuseppe di Lampedusa, 'The Risk Pool' by Richard Russo, 'Barchester Towers' by...
Eastside Business, March 6, 2009
...he won the 2006 National Book Award. The annual Writer's Symposium brings noted authors, such as Egan, Ursula Hegi, Tim O'Brien and Michael Dorris, to Overlake classrooms, where they spend the school day talking with students about their works and the...
Eastside Business, March 6, 2009
...he won the 2006 National Book Award. The annual Writer's Symposium brings noted authors, such as Egan, Ursula Hegi, Tim O'Brien and Michael Dorris, to Overlake classrooms, where they spend the school day talking with students about their works and the...
Diary of an Eccentric, October 23, 2009
...wasn't the only one who felt that way, hence the sequel. ~ Stones From the River by Ursula Hegi. This book was written after Floating in My Mother's Palm , but it's set before that book and features some of the same characters. ~ Hotel on...
Diary of an Eccentric, September 3, 2009
...Socolov (illus.) Dirty Water by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith and Jere Smith Floating in My Mother's Palm by Ursula Hegi *counted toward the Everything Austen challenge **counted toward the WWII reading challenge at War Through the Generations So tell me...how...
Rose City Reader, May 21, 2009
...Mind-Body Problem by Rebecca Goldstein The Children of Men by P.D. James Stones From the River by Ursula Hegi The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by Fay Weldon Collected Stories by Katherine Mansfield Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca Harding Davis The...
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat, April 22, 2009
...to sales. Since 1993, Gompertz been the publisher of Touchstone Fireside, working with bestselling authors like Philippa Gregory , Ursula Hegi , and Bethenny Frankel . During his tenure, he doubled the size of the publisher. Here's more from Simon &...
Black-Eyed Susan's, April 12, 2009
...encountered in a novel in some time . ~Meg, reader Skywriting by Margarita Engle Stones From the River by Ursula Hegi Moonlight of the Avenue of Faith by Gina Nahai Bird at My Window by Rosa Guy Everything Good Will Come by Sefi Etta The Untelling by...





















