The Art of Hearing Heartbeats - the international bestselling phenomenon (The Burma Trilogy)

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Sendker’s follow-up to The Art of Hearing Heartbeats…opens readers’ eyes to a history of buried atrocities…[and] takes pains to develop a realistic world…” —Publishers Weekly I would have been okay if I had realized immediately that this was going to head into a love story, rather than a mystery. However that was not apparent for some time through first quarter of the book. I was lost and confused by the shifts within the story (which was further hindered by the narrator's monotone voice). As a result, I ended up having to relisten to understand context and direction, sometimes even three times (not a happy camper). The near monotone narration was detrimental to my overall understanding of the story. Although I saw one review really champion listening to the audio, I do not. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is unlike any other story I have read. The tale carries the reader through the life of a family man living in New York to his roots in Burma. It is told in such a way that I was perhaps more anxious than the character listening to the story about him to discover how it would unfold! As I was reading this book I was fully engaged and enjoying the story, the Burmese setting, the fairy tale quality to the narration....but as soon as I finished and started to reflect on it, the whole thing imploded like a house of cards. As much as I really wanted to like this book, it hit several of my hot buttons:

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If the locations are not okay to be set up for film shooting, the crew will build a whole new set, he added. This is the story of young Tin Win, whom, the astrologer prophesies, will bring much suffering to his family. We never see him do this, perhaps because his father dies in an accident, and his mother ditches him. That very week, while he is sitting for days on end squatting and waiting for her, the vision loss begins to settle in. Rather on the coincidental side, I suppose, but tolerable so far.

A] hauntingly beautiful sequel to The Art of Hearing Heartbeats… A Well-Tempered Heart touches the reader on many levels. It is a love story: love of a mother for her sons, love between a sister and brother, and love between a man and a woman.”— The Freelance-Star

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker

Julia travels to Rangoon, the place of her father’s birth. She immediately meets an odd elderly man named U Ba, who recognized her on sight. He asks her “do you believe in love Julia?” He has a tale he wants to tell, about her father. Julia just wants to find her father; she doesn’t want to waste time hearing some fairy tale about her father and his past. Once again, author and translator alike, have magically strung a beautiful piece of writing together. This book, like it’s prequel is a beautifully written story with a lyrical style that leaves you wanting more. ”—Good Book FairyIt’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a book so much and I’ll be recommending this one to everyone I know. The prose reads like poetry, the sentences sing, the tale transports completely. It’s a story within a story – a hero’s quest, a love story, a fairytale. If all books were written this way – with this much magic in the language and with this much to teach us about the natural world, more people would love to read – I’m sure of it.” —Read Lately No. I speak of a love that brings sight to the blind. Of a love stronger than fear. I speak of a love that breathes meaning into life, that defies the natural laws of deterioration, that causes us to flourish, that knows no bounds. I speak of the triumph of the human spirit over selfishness and death.” This is the first review I have written and whilst I could give a plot summary, I feel no need as many others have done a brilliant job of this. I write factual and complex assessments as a part of my job, so feel no desire to analyze this book. I read primarily for enjoyment and relaxation and occasionally enjoy a challenging read. I chose this novel hoping that it would be perfect holiday read, something to savour and delight in, and I was not dissapointed. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats was an absolute joy to read.

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A masterfully told tale of enduring love, the twists of fate and the journey life takes us on to discover what is truly important.” —SCLS Reading Suggestions Kalaw is his favorite city in Myanmar and the novel’s settings are based on actual houses there, but those may not be available for use in the movie as they are so old, he said. Do we leave the dead behind or do we take them with us? I think we take them with us. They accompany us. They remain with us, if in another form. We have to learn to live with them and their deaths.” Julia meets a man who has been waiting for her to come, a man who had met her father 4 years ago and has a story to tell her. The true essence of things is invisible to the eyes...Our sensory organs love to lead us astray, and eyes are the most deceptive of all. We rely too heavily on them. We believe that we see the world around us, and yet it is only the surface that we perceive. We must learn to divine the true nature of things, their substance, and the eyes are rather a hindrance than a help in that regard. They distract us. We love to be dazzled. A person who relies too heavily on his eyes neglects his other senses--and I mean more than his hearing or sense of smell. I'm talking about the organ within us for which we have no name. Let us call it the compass of the heart.”

Shooting will start in the fall of 2020 in New York, Myanmar and Thailand. One of the author’s fans from Myanmar, travel blogger Thiha Lu Lin, said, “After reading his book, I wanted to go to Kalaw immediately and find the house from the novel, and I did. It was there, and that feeling is special; I don’t know why. He can describe Kalaw in detail and he knew that city very well. I can’t wait to see my favorite novel as a film.” Set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is a rare novel. Telling the story of a young blind man’s journey through a world of auditory intensity, Jan-Philipp Sendker renews one’s faith in the possibility of real, pure love. I finished the book in tears.”—Shawna Yang Ryan, author of Water Ghosts