
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
A Novel
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Cassandra Campbell
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A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats 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. 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.
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. In 2000 he published Cracks in the Great Wall, a nonfiction book about China. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is his first novel. He lives in Berlin with his family.
©2002 Karl Blessing Verlag. Translation 2006 by Kevin Wiliarty (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Critic reviews
Fascinating
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Delightfully absorbing
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Mesmerising
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Good read
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Where does The Art of Hearing Heartbeats rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's amongst my top 5. Beautifully conceived, a tragic but magical love story. I also loved the narrator,What other book might you compare The Art of Hearing Heartbeats to, and why?
All the great love stories. Love, when it runs smoothly, is never very interesting!Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Almost. I finished it in a weekendAny additional comments?
I want to listen to it again.One of the best ever
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Loved every moment was hard to put down :)
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It is a collaboration of stories with a theme running through.
Sweet gentle sad heart breaking journey
Utterly beautiful from start to finish
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Beautiful story
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Sad uplifting tale
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The American accent of the reader jarred a little for me but I managed to finish the story so can't have been that bad on reflection!
An endearing and intriguing story.
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