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Each life has its place, and every variation ripples the surface of the tiny alpine village called Rosenau. Be it a mysteriously misaddressed love letter or a girl's careless delivery of two helpless relatives into Nazi hands, the town's balance is ever tested, and ever tender. Here is a novel... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Johanna: Add a description of this character.
- Katharina
- Wainwright
- Barbara
- Martin
- Laura
- Grumpy Marie
- Isabella
- Alois
- Peter
- Olga
- Mama
- Klaus
- Franz Michel
- Mikatrin
- Lill
- Francesco
- Stante
- Martha
- Hans
- Rosenau
- Lilimarlene
- Dr. Troy
- Jakob
- Leo
- Rudi
- Rosa
- Maria
- Schopf
- Bessie
- Godmother
- Tony
- Anna Fink
- Manuel
- Anton
- Ignaz
- Goat-cheese Willi
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First Sentence edit
"Man Proposes GOD Disposes," read the faded proclamation painted across the shingles above the Wainwright's door.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rosina Lippi (Author)
Awards edit
- Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (1999, winner)
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2001)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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