Book description
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 father’s native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend has recently left her and…
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1 author picked A Well-Tempered Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I identify strongly with the main character Julia Win, a Manhattan attorney, whose life had felt empty since returning from a tiny Burmese village in search of her missing father.
She is drawn back to Burma by questions left unanswered from her first visit. Both Julia and I were deeply affected by the actions of our fathers as young girls. In physically remote locations, we both searched for explanations that would free us from internal fears and doubts.
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