The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Family Life, Romance, Contemporary
Cover of the book The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press
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Author: Jan-Philipp Sendker ISBN: 9781590514641
Publisher: Other Press Publication: January 31, 2012
Imprint: Other Press Language: English
Author: Jan-Philipp Sendker
ISBN: 9781590514641
Publisher: Other Press
Publication: January 31, 2012
Imprint: Other Press
Language: English

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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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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