The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philip Sendker

I finished this book a few days ago and really enjoyed it.  Michael and I went to a fabulous bookstore in Crested Butte, CO and they had the most amazing salesman! I told him some books I had recently read and enjoyed but expressed that I was having a hard time “getting into” a book lately as the recent ones I read I had loved so much.  He provided so many great recommendations and this was one of them.  He thought it would be easy for me to become invested in and he was correct.

               This story follows Julia as she sets out to find what has happened to her father who disappeared the day after she graduated law school.  This search brings her to a small village in Burma where her father grew up.  Here she encounters a man that knows the story of her father and pledges to lead her to him shall she want to listen.  It takes you on twists and turns and can really stop and make you wonder how much you pay attention to in everyday life.  The book is written in such detail it amazed me.  I truly felt like I was there along with Julia in her search.  What was enjoyable was that the details didn’t weigh the story down at all, it flowed beautifully.  I enjoyed every aspect of this book and would love to read another one like it again.  I would highly recommend this book!