Music of the Ghosts: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- This &“novel of extraordinary humanity&” (Madeleine Thien, author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing) from New York Times bestselling author Vaddey Ratner reveals &“the endless ways that families can be forged and broken hearts held&” (Chicago Tribune) as a young woman begins an odyssey to discover the truth about her missing father.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. 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. 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. A love story for things lost and restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, Music of the Ghosts is a &“sensitive portrait of the inheritance of survival&” (USA TODAY) and a journey through the embattled geography of the heart where love can be reborn.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781476795805
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781476795799
- Publisher:
- Atria Books
- Date of Addition:
- 04/22/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Vaddey Ratner
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.