{"product_id":"the-art-of-hearing-heartbeats-9781846972409","title":"The Art of Hearing Heartbeats","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2013 Indies Choice Honor Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma,\u003cem\u003e The Art of Hearing Heartbeats\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntent 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 change her life once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Touching and affecting prose'\u003c\/p\u003e * Sunday Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The story tore my mind and my heart apart and pieced both back together numerous times'\u003c\/p\u003e * Buzzfeed *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A magical tale to capture your imagination'\u003c\/p\u003e * My Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Part detective story, part travelogue, this poetically written novel is - above all - a love story… some will want to read it again and again'\u003c\/p\u003e * Reader's Digest *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'his love story spanning distance and decades had me hooked within a few pages'\u003c\/p\u003e * Global Atlanta *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the most beautiful books I’ve read. I cried my eyes out!'\u003c\/p\u003e * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'filled with imagination'\u003c\/p\u003e * EU PNJ *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Hearing Heartbeats\u003c\/em\u003e] is a love story set in Burma…imbued with Eastern spirituality and fairy-tale romanticism…Fans of Nicholas Sparks and\/or Elizabeth Gilbert should eat this up'\u003c\/p\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A very tender, special love story with beautiful characters in a far away and almost mysterious country ... A wonderful book, giving you a feeling of both, happiness and deep emotions that stay with you for a long time after you have read the last page. A heart-warming, sun-drenched story for a rainy Sunday'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ursula Zanger, Bookseller, Orell Füssli, The Bookshop, Zurich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sweetly tragic'\u003c\/p\u003e * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'No matter what I even attempt to say, I can’t possibly capture the absolute magic of this book. Like a spell, it haunts. Like love, it’s going to endure'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Already a huge hit in Europe, Sendker’s debut is a lush tale of romance and family set in mid-twentieth century Burma….A beautiful tale bound to enchant readers'\u003c\/p\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A truly beautiful story that will captivate and thaw the coldest of hearts'\u003c\/p\u003e * We Love This Book *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Magical...It’s stories like \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Hearing Heartbeats\u003c\/em\u003e that show how our very existence is important...What a gift that is'\u003c\/p\u003e * Huffington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'delightful, gripping, heartwarming'\u003c\/p\u003e * Sahara of London *","brand":"Birlinn General","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084537438551,"sku":"9781846972409","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781846972409.jpg?v=1725552494","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-hearing-heartbeats-9781846972409","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}