The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is a novel set in Burma between the 1950’s and the present day. It is a love story about a New York lawyer who spontaneously disappears while en route to a business conference, leaving a befuddled wife and daughter. The daughter, Julie, is finally able to shed a little light on her father’s disappearance when she discovers an old love letter written by her father to a Burmese woman. Mystified, Julia decides to uncover the truth by traveling to Burma.
During her journey, Julia discovers the story behind the romance as she listens to tales from her father’s youth. Unbelieving at first, Julia is slowly swept up in the story of a passionate romance between her father and a local girl named Mi Mi and eventually becomes convinced of the power of love.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats was originally written in German by Jan-Philipp Sendker and has been translated by Kevin WIliarty. This is Sendker’s first novel.
On the third Tuesday of every month, the Intergenerational Book Club, a group of men and women of all ages, comes together to share their opinions and ideas about the book selection. Extra copies of the books are purchased by the Friends of the Thomaston Public Library from the Annual Appeal funds. We thank you for your donations. All are welcome at the Thomaston Library on March 18th at 2:30 p.m.
If you live in Thomaston and would like to attend but need a ride, please call the library at 354-2453 a week before the discussion date.
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