{"product_id":"9780241845516","title":"Little Wonder","description":"Author: Chen Keller, Sophie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241845516\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful, sweeping novel of hope, perseverance, and love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSong is a nobody-just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeastern China-but her son, River, is a little wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of three, he toddled to a piano and tapped out his favourite song. At five, he mastered Liszt's three \u003ci\u003eLiebestr ume\u003c\/i\u003e; at eight, he blazed through the complete set of Chopin's etudes. And at every step, through loss, illness and poverty, Song has been there to light his way-until finally, at the age of eleven, River is invited to study with a preeminent teacher in Beijing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in the chaos of Beijing Railway Station on the busiest day of the year, Song faces every mother's nightmare: she loses her grip on River's little hand and is unable to find him after a desperate, harrowing search.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the next days, weeks, and eventually, years, Song and River fight to forge a path back to each other as they carve out new lives that carry them farther apart. An evocative exploration of a mother's love and a son's yearning, \u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an extraordinary journey through a modern Beijing that pulses with the music of humanity and its impossible-and impossibly brave-hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs every musician knows: You start in one key. You wander to other keys, strange and distant places. But in the end, you always come back home.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48125240082590,"sku":"UBD-9780241845516","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241845516.jpg?v=1786455611","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241845516","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}