#2 The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

Well Tempered Heart

Jan-Philipp Sendker
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Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father's native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of a business meeting, she hears a stranger's 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.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionBook ClubMagical RealismRomanceAsiaAudiobookRomanContemporaryAdult Fiction
336 Pages

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