{"product_id":"9781476795799","title":"Music of the Ghosts","description":"Author: Vaddey Ratner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781476795799\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Atria Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis “affecting novel filled with sorrow and a tender, poignant optimism” (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Vaddey Ratner reveals “the endless ways that families can be forged and broken hearts held” (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) as a young woman begins an odyssey to discover the truth about her missing father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Leaving the safety of America, Teera returns to Cambodia for the first time since her harrowing escape as a child refugee. She carries a letter from a man who mysteriously signs himself as “the Old Musician” and claims to have known her father in the Khmer Rouge prison where he disappeared twenty-five years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n In Phnom Penh, Teera finds a society still in turmoil, where perpetrators and survivors of unfathomable violence live side by side, striving to mend their still beloved country. She meets a young doctor who begins to open her heart, confronts her long-buried memories, and prepares to learn her father’s fate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Meanwhile, the Old Musician, who earns his modest keep playing ceremonial music at a temple, awaits Teera’s visit. He will have to confess the bonds he shared with her parents, the passion with which they all embraced the Khmer Rouge’s illusory promise of a democratic society, and the truth about her father’s end.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n A love story for things lost and restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, \u003ci\u003eMusic of the Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is a “sensitive portrait of the inheritance of survival” (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) and a journey through the embattled geography of the heart where love can be reborn.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871646568606,"sku":"HPC-9781476795799","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781476795799.jpg?v=1779617970","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781476795799","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}