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A Well-Tempered Heart
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A Well-Tempered Heart
A Manhattan lawyer returns to Burma and finds her fate entwined with a mother whose sons were called to war.
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About the Ebook
Julia Win, a successful Manhattan lawyer, is at a crossroads in her life. Despite her wealth and privilege, she is exhausted and unhappy – a lost soul. She returns to Burma, the homeland of her father, where she encounters an anguished mother whose life is shattered when her two sons are called up from their rural village to fight in Burma's civil war. Both women embark on their own journeys of self-discovery, experiencing heartbreak, horror, love and, ultimately, redemption. This mesmerising novel explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain of all: the human heart.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- The mesmerising sequel to the global bestseller The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
- Two women's parallel journeys of heartbreak, courage and redemption
- An exploration of the human heart set against Burma's civil war
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'This is the kind of stunningly perfect novel that changes lives.' Claire Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author
'Sendker is a mesmerizing storyteller.' Kirkus
'Incredibly beautiful and moving.' RT Book Reviews
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. He has travelled extensively in China and Burma and has an in-depth knowledge of the people and culture. In 2000 he published Cracks in the Great Wall, a non-fiction book about China. Global bestseller The Art of Hearing Heartbeats was his first novel.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 06 March 2014
Print Length: 336 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857907820
Format: Ebook
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