{"product_id":"the-hidden-letters-of-velta-b-9780544703049","title":"The Hidden Letters Of Velta B.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFINALIST FOR THE OREGON BOOK AWARDS--KEN KESEY AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Intimate, vibrant, and richly colored.\"--Portland Monthly \"[An] extraordinary feat of storytelling . . . A spellbinding novel as tough as it is beautiful.\" -- Helen Simonson, author of The Summer Before the War \"A beautifully spun tale . . . An astonishing alchemy of history, romance, and fable.\" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Maris was born knowing things: his very large, very special ears enable him to hear the secrets of the dead, as well as the memories that haunt his Latvian hometown. As a boy, Maris finds himself heir to an odd assortment of hidden letters, letters from which he would weave a story that could finally expose--and maybe even patch--the holes in the fabric of his family and their town. With humor, heart, and her characteristic \"luminous writing [and] affection for her characters\" (New York Times), Gina Ochsner creates an intimate, hopeful portrait of a fascinating town in all its complications and charm. From the onset of World War II through the cold shock of independence, we see how, despite years of distrust, a community can come through love and loss to the joy of understanding. \"A captivating novel of secrets, love, and memory . . . This terrific novel knocked me out.\" --Janet Fitch, author of Paint It Black \"A gift on par with Joanne Harris's Chocolat . . . Quirky, ethereal, hilarious, and sorrowful.\" --Shelf Awareness\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42977814151334,"sku":"9780544703049","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9780544703049_1.jpg?v=1656104304","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hidden-letters-of-velta-b-9780544703049","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}