Fiction
Reviews
This is the kind of stunningly perfect novel that changes lives
Claire Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author
Sendker [is] a mesmerizing storyteller
Kirkus
Incredibly beautiful and moving'
RT Book Reviews
[T]ruly an original, the author’s prose flawless and evocative
Historical Novels Review
A portrayal of how love and compassion can heal even the most terrible wounds [. . .] A book to lift your spirits
LoveReading.co.uk
[A] beautiful book, with a powerful sense of place, which leaves the reader wondering on the universal consequences of love, loss, suffering and forgiveness
Catherine Larner, bookseller
About the Book
Julia Win, a successful Manhattan lawyer, is at a crossroads in her life. Despite her wealth and privilege, she is exhausted and unhappy – a lost soul. She returns to Burma, the homeland of her father, where she encounters an anguished mother whose life is shattered when her two sons are called up from their rural village to fight in Burma’s civil war.
Both women embark on their own journeys of self-discovery, experiencing heartbreak, horror, love and, ultimately, redemption. This mesmerising novel explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain of all: the human heart.
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