52 Weeks 52 Books ~ THE ART OF HEARING HEARTBEATS ~ Week Ending December 16, 2013

If you’re in the mood for something to restore your faith in love, try The Art of Hearing Heartbeats.  It spans the decades between the 1950s and the present, and is set primarily in Burma. It's a fairy tale of a love story between two unlikely people who are separated for almost all of their adult lives.  It's also a testament to those who are disabled (one suffers from temporary blindness, the other from a deformity), and shows how their lives are enriched rather than limited, both by their determination to live full lives, as well as their willingness to trust each other. ~ Katherine

"When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be...until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father's past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the reader's belief in the power of love to move mountains." ~ from the Publisher

that is set in Burma and spans time from the 1950′s to the present. It is the gorgeous telling of a love story that will touch your heart and have you believing in true and everlasting love. - See more at: http://darlenesmoliak.booktrib.com/reviews/the-art-of-hearing-heartbeats/#sthash.WPTEt29z.dpuf