{"product_id":"little-wonder-thousand-voices","title":"Little Wonder (Thousand Voices)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An immersive journey amid the sights and sounds of urban China as a migrant mother and son follow a seemingly impossible dream inspired by their love of music--and their devotion to each other . . . Keep something handy to dry your eyes.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Charmaine Wilkerson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Black Cake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sophie Chen Keller writes with such understated power that even a tone-deaf heart will recognize the melody--and feel the sting of that final note. Everyone should read this book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jamie Ford, \u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Many Daughters of Afong Moy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite book filled with heart. It captures modern China with such vividness and color you can practically smell the roasted sweet potatoes. At parts enthralling, heartbreaking, and uplifting--and always bursting with musicality. A book to be savored.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Susie Yang, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful, heartfelt, and deeply moving, \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder \u003c\/i\u003eis a celebration of love, resilience, and the power of music.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jean Kwok, \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Leftover Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wonderful story and an extraordinary read, with characters so finely crafted that you feel their joys and their sorrows.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Amanda Peters, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Berry Pickers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once heartbreaking and hopeful . . . Capturing the life-changing kindness of strangers, the magic of music, and the power of found family, this deftly imagined tale will make your heart soar.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Mikki Brammer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Regrets of Clover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e explores the unbreakable bonds of family and the intrinsic goodness of human nature. You can't help but root for these unforgettable characters.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Emma Nanami Strenner, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Other Heart \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lyrical . . . Tissues may be needed as this intimate story of unceasing love unfolds in a seemingly heartless city.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lovely . . . Keller is a master of atmosphere and detail: her elegant, evocative prose transports the reader to the crowded streets, polluted air, and harsh realities of life in China's capital, while she deftly captures a mother's love and a son's devotion. \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e explores themes of hope, love, and loss, resulting in a rich and resonant story with universal appeal.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSophie Chen Keller\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Luster of Lost Things, \u003c\/i\u003e which was also released in Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Her first publication came at the age of fifteen, with a short story in \n\u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e literary magazine. A classically trained pianist, she was born in China and raised in California; after graduating from Harvard, she lived in New York City and Beijing before moving to Germany, where she currently resides with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this \"tender, heartfelt novel about love, loss, and the enduring power of a mother's love\" (Kristin Hannah, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER'S THOUSAND VOICES \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An immersive journey amid the sights and sounds of urban China as a migrant mother and son follow a seemingly impossible dream inspired by their love of music--and their devotion to each other . . . Keep something handy to dry your eyes.\"--Charmaine Wilkerson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Cake\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSong is a nobody--just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeast China--but her son, River, is a little wonder. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of four, he toddles to a piano and taps out his favorite song. At eight, he masters Liszt's three \n\u003ci\u003eLiebestraume\u003c\/i\u003e; at ten, he blazes through the complete set of Chopin's études. And at every step, through the valleys of loss, illness, and poverty, Song is there to light his way--until finally, at the age of eleven, River is invited to study with a preeminent teacher in Beijing. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the chaos of Beijing Railway Station on the busiest day of the year, Song faces every mother's nightmare: She loses her grip on River's little hand and is unable to find him after a desperate, harrowing search. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next days, weeks, and eventually, years, Song and River fight to forge a path back to each other as they carve out new lives that carry them farther apart. An evocative exploration of a mother's love and a son's yearning, \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an extraordinary journey through a modern Beijing that pulses with the music of humanity and its impossible--and impossibly brave--hopes. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs every musician knows: You start in one key. You wander to other keys, strange and distant places. But in the end, you always come back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217094608, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217094608, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496290550038,"sku":"9798217094608","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217094608.jpg?v=1783059132","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/little-wonder-thousand-voices","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}