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The art of hearing heartbeats : a novel / Jan-Philipp Sendker ; translated from the German by Kevin Wiliarty.

Sendker, Jan-Philipp, (author.). Wiliarty, Kevin, (translator.).

Summary:

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 listener's belief in the power of love to move mountains.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781590514634
  • ISBN: 1590514637
  • ISBN: 9781590519622
  • Physical Description: 325 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Other Press, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: Herzenhören.
Language Note:
Translated from the German.
Subject:
Missing persons > Fiction.
Americans > Burma > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Burma > Fiction.
Genre:
Romance fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

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  • 48 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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