An Uncommon Family by Christa Polkinhorn is the story of three people: Karla, a six year old girl, living with her aunt, Anna, and Jonas, an artist who comes to play a pivotal role in their lives. Primarily set in Zurich, Switzerland, the story also ventures to New York and Guadalajara, Mexico/5(24). An Uncommon Family (Family Portrait, Book 1) Blurb. A chance meeting between a middle-aged woman, a widower, and a semi-orphaned child in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, brings together three people who grapple with a past of loss and betrayal. Six-year-old Karla, whose mother died in a car crash, has a hard time accepting the loss. Reviewed in the United States on Ma. Verified Purchase. I spent the past two days reading Christa Polkinhorn's poignant novel, AN UNCOMMON FAMILY. The book tells the story of Anna, an emotionally cautious woman who becomes the guardian of her sister's young daughter, Karla, after the girl's mother dies/5(50).
If you want to offer some help An Uncommon Family (Family Portrait, Vol with the writing process to be sure the work goes as expected, get in touch with the writer whenever it is necessary. Total price: $ Type of paper needed. 5d deadline. Customer ID Academic level. An Uncommon Family. (Blurb) A chance meeting between a single middle-aged woman, a widower, and a semi-orphaned child in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, brings together three people who grapple with a past of loss and betrayal. Six-year old Karla Bocelli, who lost her mother and grandmother in a car crash, has a hard time accepting the reality. FOODFIC: Please Welcome Christa Polkinhorn, Author of the Family Portrait Series The first book, An Uncommon Family, starts with six-year old Karla, eating an ice cream cone: Karla licked the crispy cone, trying to catch the sliding droplets before they hit the ground. The raspberry ice cream was a dark purple, her favorite color. .
My novel “An Uncommon Family” is now at the editing stage. One of the characters also appears in my published novel “Love of a Stonemason.” Both books, however, are independent from each other and can be read in any order. The following is a blurb and the first chapter. This is a work in progress and there will certainly be changes. Christa Polkinhorn, originally from Switzerland, lives and works as writer and translator in the Los Angeles area, California. She divides her time between the United States and Switzerland and has strong ties to both countries. She is the author of five novels and a collection of poems. An Uncommon Family. Pictures which served as an inspiration to the novel. The city of Zurich, Switzerland, where Anna, Jonas, and little Karla first meet. The river Limmat in the foreground and the two towers of the Grossmünster cathedral. This is what Karla sees, as she sits in front of the art store, waiting for her aunt – the park on top of the wall, the river, and the different-colored houses on the other side of the river.
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