With the recent polar winds that froze most of the United States last month, I was glad to travel to tropical Burma as our book club read A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker (Other Press). From Left to Write members read Sendker’s previous novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats in 2012 and we were happy to revisit Julia and her brother U Ba again. On a whim, Julia quits her job at a law firm to visit her brother in Burma and discover the story that the voice in her head is trying to tell her.
See what personal stories A Well-Tempered Heart inspired our book club members to share with you:
- Rebecca of Life of An Army Wife has fears about having a daughter
- Cristie Ritz-King from The Right Hand Mom wonders if she should listen to the voices in her head
- Ashley at Memoirs of a Modern Day Wife discusses how changes can impact our lives
- Alicia S from Titere con Bonete is thankful for her father and that she doesn’t have to sweep dirt floors
- Thien-Kim of I’m Not the Nanny tries to quiet the thoughts in her head
- Catherine at everyday epiphanies knows the most valuable things are more fragile and easily lost
- Julie from A Good Joe considers what it means to be home
- Emily of Keeping Time talks back to the voices in her head
- Kelly at Cupcake Kelly’s shares her thoughts on sibling relationships
- Janin Wise from Wise Ramblings realizes it’s not always rainbows and butterflies
- Janaki of More Than Four Sides was reminded of the permanence of love
- Melanie at tales from the crib is desperately seeking contentment
- Melanie RG from The Seeds of 3 jumps off a cliff into the scary unknown
- Pam of An Unconventional Librarian ponders traveling and wanderlust
- Robin at The Not-Ever-Still Life thinks nobody is perfectly balanced
- Meghan from Crazy Casa K wishes she weren’t done with the book; she misses the beautiful words
- Charlotte of I (Don’t) Know Mommy is thankful for her siblings
- Jennifer Wolfe from mamawolfe reminds mothers that childhood is fleeting
- Alison at Green with Renvy wonders what our society has gained and lost after her visit to Burma
- Taylor of The Quiet Moments talks about the thin wall of madness
- This book came at the right time for Ariane from The Force Expansive
- Michelle from Honest & Truly! recognizes that her perspective is not the only legitimate one
- Bay at Queen Mother Blog remembers airmail envelopes
- Jennifer of Ramblings of a Semi-Conscious Mastermind Mommy feels overloaded and out of tune
- Lisa from Hannemaniacs couldn’t say no to this book.
You can travel to Burma with us by picking up your copy A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker. Jan-Philipp is on his book tour so you might have the chance to meet him too. Visit his website or Other Press for his tour schedule.
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Thanks. nice to think about tropical places when we’re so cold.
Kim
I did love this book and the way the author elaborated on the sights and sounds of the country. It will be interesting to see how they handle the increase in tourism and the development of natural resources. Many countries are knocking on their doors.
Your style is very unique compared to other people I’ve read stuff from.
Many thanks for posting when you’ve got the opportunity, Guess I’ll just
book mark this blog.