From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother s Palm and Children and Fire a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times-- epic daring magnificent the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision (Los Angeles Times).Trudi Montag is a Zwerg--a dwarf--short undesirable different the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share--from her mother who flees into madness to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he s a girl to the Jews Trudi harbors 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.