{"product_id":"little-wonder","title":"Little Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful novel of hope, perseverance, and love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER'S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong is a nobody--just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeastern China--but her son, River, is a little wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the age of four, he toddled to a piano and tapped out his favorite song. At eight, he mastered Liszt's three Liebestraume; at ten, he blazed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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, \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53734037553520,"sku":"9798217094608","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_b560eb15-ed0a-432c-abab-9420d01097ff.jpg?v=1778958131","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/little-wonder","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}