{"product_id":"music-of-the-ghosts","title":"Music of the Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41875179896907,"sku":"9781476795799","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/5645\/2427\/files\/imageloader_b0747a6d-7ae9-44c9-9642-9e2635a590b0.jpg?v=1762333912","url":"https:\/\/xiabooks.org\/products\/music-of-the-ghosts","provider":"XIA Books \u0026 Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}