A well-tempered heart
By: Jan-Philipp Sendker
Series: Art of hearing heartbeats
Publisher: Polygon
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781846972850
Subjects: Fiction in translation; Vatersuche; Amerikanerin; Rechtsanwältin; Fiction
Work titles: Herzenstimmen
Description: Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father's native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of a business meeting, she hears a stranger's voice in her head that causes her to leave the office without explanation. In the following days, her crisis only deepens. Not only does the female voice refuse to disappear, but it starts to ask questions Julia has been trying to avoid.
Notes: Translated from the German.