Jan-Philipp Sendker, born in Hamburg in 1960, was the
American correspondent for Stern from 1990 to 1995, and its Asian
correspondent from 1995 to 1999. In 2000 he published Cracks in the
Wall, a nonfiction book about China. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats,
his first novel, is an international best seller. He lives in
Berlin with his family.
Kevin Wiliarty has a BA in German from Harvard and a PhD
from the University of California, Berkeley. A native of the United
States, he has also lived in Germany and Japan. He is currently an
academic technician at Wesleyan University in Middletown,
Connecticut, where he lives with his wife and two children.
"An absolutely transcendent novel that doesn't just dare to
understand the human heart, it inhabits it. About love, unspeakable
loss, and coming to know what really saves us in life, this is the
kind of stunningly perfect novel that changes lives. I know it did
mine. To say I loved it is pure understatement." —Caroline Leavitt,
New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of
You and Is This Tomorrow
“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
“An absorbing, moving sequel.” —Booklist
“In…Sendker’s sequel to The Art of Hearing Heartbeats…[Julia]
returns to Burma…for further lessons in love. Sendker [is] a
mesmerizing storyteller.” —Kirkus
“Very literary, it is a story of emotion, of magic, of belief, of
many kinds of love and of hope. Like the previous book, The
Art of Hearing Heartbeats, the sequel is beautifully written…in
this series, the mystical elements are as important as the
mundane…Many readers will find A Well-Tempered
Heart incredibly beautiful and moving.” —RT Book
Reviews
“Earnest and endearing, this just-arriving-in-translation sequel to
the international mega-bestseller, The Art of Hearing
Heartbeats, is a through-the-night read that will leave you
sighing and swooning…German journalist Jan-Philipp Sendker‘s novels
somehow manage to provide a rare, cleansing catharsis…Just as her
father followed his heart home, Julia is called back by a desperate
stranger with impossible questions from the other side of the
world…But before Julia can answer, she must learn in her own heart
”what is important”… might I add, surely a life lesson for us
all.”—BookDragon
“Sendker evokes Burma and the juxtaposition of simple rural lives
against a threatening military that demands the lives of their
sons—not even as soldiers but as human land mine sweepers—with
prose that is lush and as mystical as the villagers’ beliefs.”
—Gilmore Guide to Books
"Jan-Philipp Sendker delivers another intriguing tale with A
Well-Tempered Heart." —RT Books
"When Jan-Philipp Sendker penned the sequel to his international
bestseller The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, romantics worldwide
breathed a sigh of relief. In this book readers have the chance to
follow Julia Win, a Manhattan lawyer who stumbles upon a journey of
self-reflection while picking up the pieces of her personal life.
This story of love, loss, and understanding is sure to leave an
impression on your heart." —Ladies Home Journal
"What begins as a problem-solving quest becomes a journey of
self-discovery, sure to resonate with anyone who has ever sought to
reinvent oneself." —Shelf Awareness
"...[L]ike poetry. A story within a story, where the main
characters are entwined...[A Well-Tempered Heart] will transport
you to the spot where everything happens, then leave you breathless
wanting more." —Serendipitous Readings
"A winning locale and a lost soul seeking something she is unsure
of what make for a delightful sequel." —Genre Go Round Books
"[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
"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 Fairy
"[T]ruly an original, the author’s prose flawless and evocative."
—Historical Novels Review
"Engagingly drawn." —BookPage
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