The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel

· Other Press, LLC
4.5
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286
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A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats spans the decades between the 1950s and the present.  When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be…until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the reader’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.

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4.5
29 reviews
Rebecca Anne
September 14, 2014
A touching story of Burmese young lovers, interrupted by a self-seeking Uncle, and the quest of a daughter that teaches her about infinite love. Beautifully and brilliantly written.
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Linda Davis
October 14, 2014
A beautifully written love story. I was captivated from page one and when it ended, it was like loosing a dear friend. I loved the rich characters. I loved this book!
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Carol Dobbs
February 24, 2013
A Refreshing Novel. It was difficult to put down.
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About the author

Jan-Philipp Sendker, born in Hamburg in 1960, was the American correspondent for Stern from 1990 to 1995, and its Asian correspondent from 1995 to 1999. In 2000 he published Cracks in the Great Wall, a nonfiction book about China. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is his first novel. He lives in Berlin with his family.
 
Kevin Wiliarty has a BA in German from Harvard and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. A native of the United States, he has also lived in Germany and Japan. He is currently an academic technologist at Wesleyan University in Middletown,
Connecticut, where he lives with his wife and two children.

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