About this item
The sequel to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her fathers native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads her boyfriend has recently left her and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of an important business meeting, she hears a strangers voice in her head that causes her to leave the office without explanation. In the following days, her crisis only deepens. Not only does the female voice refuse to disappear, but it starts to ask questions Julia has been trying to avoid. Why do you live alone To whom do you feel close What do you want in life Interwoven with Julias story is that of a Burmese woman named Nu Nu who finds her world turned upside down when Burma goes to war and calls on her two young sons to be child soldiers.
About the Author
Jan-Philipp Sendker was born on 28. January 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. He became a foreign correspondent for Stern magazine in 1990, reporting from the USA and Asia, and took to writing his debut novel "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" in 2000. Since then, he has published 3 further novels, which have been translated into about 30 languages around the world. In 2013, he received the indies Choice Honor Award for Adult Fiction, and is currently working on new literary projects.
