To listen to the rest of the episode, as well as the whole archive of First Draft, subscribe and listen on iTunes or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small German town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power. So, I think the bliss, just thinking about it now, sometimes, if we’re within the sorrow, it takes more awareness to take in both and also as a consolation knowing that that is there or will be there. As a writer if I have a lot of material that has sadness and loss in it, I need to look for the moments of bliss.Īnd the more I did, the more of them I found and sometimes you can be noticing something for the first time, how the wind moves the top of the tree blossom, the quality of light, the birds that come back and swarm in clouds every year. And I don’t mean in any kind of happy ending, everything is fine kind of way, but it’s the awareness and it takes effort for us for my characters, to let that awareness of the bliss in. Ursula Hegi Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle Book 1) Kindle Edition by Ursula Hegi (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 691 ratings Book 1 of 4: Burgdorf Cycle See all formats and editions Kindle 14.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 35.04 74 Used from 1.00 6 New from 19.93 4 Collectible from 15. Ebook 740 pages 13 hours Stones from the River Show full title By Ursula Hegi 4. APPLE BOOKS REVIEW It’s ambitious for a single novel to tackle the subjects of physical difference and the Holocaust, but Stones from the River pulls it off. When we’re terribly sad, we’re so aware of it that we sometimes often don’t understand that there’s also another part of us that is blissful. Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi - Ebook Scribd Enjoy millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more, with a free trial Only 11.99/month after trial. 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. Ursula Heigi: I think that it’s a wonderful intensity to see both, to be aware of both.