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Jan-Philipp Sendker
Jan-Philipp Sendker was born on 28. January 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. He became a foreign correspondent for Stern magazine in 1990, reporting from the USA and Asia, and took to writing his debut novel "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" in 2000. Since then, he has published 3 further novels, which... show more



Jan-Philipp Sendker was born on 28. January 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. He became a foreign correspondent for Stern magazine in 1990, reporting from the USA and Asia, and took to writing his debut novel "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" in 2000. Since then, he has published 3 further novels, which have been translated into about 30 languages around the world. In 2013, he received the indies Choice Honor Award for Adult Fiction, and is currently working on new literary projects.

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Little Miss Book Freak
Little Miss Book Freak rated it 10 years ago
5 stars 'The Art Of Hearing Heartbeats' is probably one of the most beautifully written books I have ever read. Never mind that the story is a beautiful and heartbreaking one, and that the characters' lives are so smartly intertwined in a way that leaves you questioning everything until the last p...
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JDCMustReadBooks rated it 10 years ago
By Jan-Philipp SendkerISBN: 9781476793641Publisher: Atria / 37 InkPublication Date: 4/14/2015 Format: HardcoverMy Rating: 4 Stars A special thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. WHISPERING SHADOWS by Jan-Philipp Sendker, is a multi-layered extraordina...
Debra E's Never-Ending TBR
Debra E's Never-Ending TBR rated it 11 years ago
Reads like a fairy tale, a mystical love story. Unfortunately for me, I guess I am not as forgiving as Julia and was left unsatisfied. The love story may have been fine, but I have a problem warming up to someone who continually abandons those he loves so dearly. For all his intelligence Tin Win m...
My odd interests of books.
My odd interests of books. rated it 11 years ago
I thought it was cheesy and I didn't feel bad for Tin Win. I felt bad the he went blind and his mother left him, but abandoning your family without a trace? Nope, no sympathy here.
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 11 years ago
Julia Win’s father is Burmese, and her mother is American. One morning, her father leaves for an ordinary business trip and never returns. When Julia receives a package from her mother with some of her father’s belongings, she also finds a love letter to a woman named Mi Mi, and discovers why her mo...
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