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Young Maris has been summoned to his mother's bedside as she nears the finish of her life; she seems she must tell him her version of the family history, the story of his early life, and the ways that he modified the lives of others. Maris was created with what some might call a blessing while others might deem a curse: His very large, very special ears allow him to hear the secrets of the inactive as well as the memory that haunt his Latvian hometown. Nestled in the woodlands on the finance institutions of the Aiviekste River, their town suffered the ravages of warfare then the wintry shock of freedom. As a guy Maris found himself heir for an odd assortment of hidden words; a school job provided the chance to promote them, forcing the city to hear the reality from the past and face what it designed for their future. With "luminous writing [and] devotion for her personas" (New York Times), Gina Ochsner creates a romantic, hopeful family portrait of a remarkable town in every its complications and allure. She shows us how, despite many years of distrust, a community can come through love and reduction to the pleasure of understanding - empowered by the great-grandmother's legacy, a flood, and a guy with very special ears.
