{"product_id":"9781476795805","title":"Music of the Ghosts: A Novel","description":"An astonishing and powerful new novel from PEN\/Hemingway finalist Vaddey Ratner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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, immerses herself in long-buried memories and prepares to learn her father’s fate.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the Old Musician, who earns his modest keep playing ceremonial music at a temple, awaits Teera’s visit with great trepidation. 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA love story for things lost and things restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, \u003ci\u003eMusic of the Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable journey through the embattled geography of the heart and its hidden chambers where love can be reborn.","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163964457200,"sku":"9781476795805","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476795805_p0.jpg?v=1763610613","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476795805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}