by librariman
Type: fiction
Status: finished
Author: Ingrid Hill
Tags: asian Michigan ancestors finnish
Description: I read this with a book club. It is ostensibly the tale of a little girl trapped down a well....
2008-01-01
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Ursula, Under
I read this with a book club. It is ostensibly the tale of a little girl trapped down a well. But it is really using that american legend to explore what it means to be an American, or to be anyone really. Every other chapter is a story of the ancestors that led to the birth of an asian-finnish-american girl and it highlights the miracle that each one of us truly is in the context of all of the history that led up to our existence.
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krin5292
Jul 21 - 03:24 |
I still think about this book from time to time, as that's how good it was. Ingrid Hill skillfully weaves together the stories of Ursula's very disparate ancestors who faced difficulties and challenges with courage, humor and sometimes sheer luck. |