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A Well Tempered Heart

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Description for A Well Tempered Heart Paperback. The follow-up to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. This spirited novel explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain: the human heart following the interwoven stories of two women living thousands of miles apart and separate lives yet sharing a similar existence. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.

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.

Product Details

Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846972850
SKU
V9781846972850
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Jan-Philipp Sendker
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 ... Read more

Reviews for A Well Tempered Heart
'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
'[T]ruly an original, the author’s prose flawless and evocative'
Historical Novels Review
'A portrayal of how love and compassion can heal even ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for A Well Tempered Heart


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