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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
This simple, yet profound, story describes suffering, loss, and the triumph of love over time and distance. Set in Burma, the story follows Julia, a successful young New York City attorney, as she sets out to discover what happened to her father, who disappeared without much trace. In combing through his effects years later, she discovers a love letter written but unsent to someone in his native Burma. She decides to track down this woman in hopes of discovering her father's whereabouts.
By no means a difficult read, the story approaches the mystical, as its events are ironically foretold by the village astrologer, and Julia comes face to face with the story of a romance that figures larger than the stars and the truth that seeing is often best accomplished with the heart, not the eyes.
Enchanting, delightful, and poignant all at once.
By no means a difficult read, the story approaches the mystical, as its events are ironically foretold by the village astrologer, and Julia comes face to face with the story of a romance that figures larger than the stars and the truth that seeing is often best accomplished with the heart, not the eyes.
Enchanting, delightful, and poignant all at once.