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The Vision of Emma Blau

by Ursula Hegi · 2000

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If you knew that you would experience significant love just once in your life, would you want these years at the beginning, or at the end? This is the luminous epic of a bicultural family filled with passion and aspirations, tragedy and redemption.

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Themes
immigrationimmigrationMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of thisNew HampshireNew HampshireMore like thisLess of thisNew EnglandNew EnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 432 pages

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