{"product_id":"music-of-the-ghosts-9781476795799","title":"Music of the Ghosts","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"novel of extraordinary humanity\" (Madeleine Thien, author of \u003ci\u003eDo Not Say We Have Nothing\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaving 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6068535\"\u003eVaddey Ratner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476795799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476795797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC054000\"\u003eAsian American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666353230061,"sku":"9781476795799","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_88269659-55a5-421f-8f43-edb902d7143c.jpg?v=1649432830","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/music-of-the-ghosts-9781476795799","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}