{"product_id":"music-of-the-ghosts-9781476795799","title":"Music of the Ghosts","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRatner, Vaddey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Vaddey Ratner is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Her critically acclaimed bestselling debut novel, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Banyan\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Award and has been translated into seventeen languages. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Cornell University, where she specialized in Southeast Asian history and literature. Her most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eMusic of the Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415681339666,"sku":"9781476795799","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f95aba1-e0b5-475c-960c-914b536bb410.jpg?v=1729409347","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/music-of-the-ghosts-9781476795799","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}