The Songs We Hide by Connally, Connie Hampton
The Songs We Hide by Connally, Connie Hampton

The Songs We Hide

In 1951, a grim hush has settled over Hungary. After a lost war and a brutal transition...
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Author: Connie Hampton Connally
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Language: English
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The Songs We Hide by Connally, Connie Hampton

The Songs We Hide

$34.73
The Songs We Hide by Connally, Connie Hampton

The Songs We Hide

$34.73
Author: Connie Hampton Connally
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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In 1951, a grim hush has settled over Hungary. After a lost war and a brutal transition to communism, the people live under constant threat of blacklisting, property confiscation, arrest, imprisonment, and worse. In this milieu of dread, the best land of P ter Benedek's peasant family is seized and his life upended. Moving to Budapest for a manual labor job, P ter meets Katalin Varga, an unwed mother whose baby's father has vanished, most likely at the hands of the secret police. Both P ter and Katalin keep their heads down and their mouths clamped shut, because silence is the only safety they know. The two have something in common besides fear: they are singers whose very natures make the silence unbearable. When Katalin starts giving P ter voice lessons, they take an intrepid step out of hiding by making music together. Little by little they tell each other what they cannot tell others. In their bond of trust, they find relief and unexpected happiness. Yet the hurts and threats in their lives remain, waiting. As harsh reality assaults them again, is hope even possible? Facing their hardest trials yet, P ter and Katalin learn to carve dignity and beauty out of pain.



Author: Connie Hampton Connally
Publisher: Coffeetown Press
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781603816311


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Foreword 04/26/2018

About the Author
Connally, Connie Hampton: - Connie Hampton Connally has loved music and the written word all her life, and many of her adult years she's spent working in those fields as well. She holds a BA in English from the University of Washington and an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University. She's published magazine stories and newspaper articles, worked as an editor, and taught high school English and elementary music.
Through teaching music, she discovered the work of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, who uplifted his nation through decades of war, fascism and communism. Ms. Connally couldn't resist this theme of beauty amidst hardship. She wrote The Songs We Hide as a result, and she is currently writing another novel set in Hungary.
Ms. Connally and her husband make their home in Tacoma, Washington. They travel frequently, since two of their three adult sons live on other continents. Because of her family and her characters, Ms. Connally has set her heart--and often her feet--in faraway places.
Find her on the web at: www.conniehamptonconnally.com.
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