The Hidden Letters of Velta B.: A Novel

A beautifully spun tale set in a tiny town in Latvia—"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, he finds himself heir to an odd assortment of hidden 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.