num_pages: 192
description: The healing powers of affirmation prevail against the haunting ghosts of history as Hanna Malter, growing up in post-war Germany, becomes, through luminous vignettes, initiated into the silence and secrets of her country's past
language: English
title: Floating in My Mother's Palm
titlecomplete: Floating in My Mother's Palm
genres: Fiction, Historical, Short Stories, Coming Of Age, Literature, Novels, Adult Fiction, Germany, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3349
places: Germany, Burgdorf
series: Burgdorf Cycle
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: Simon & Schuster