{"product_id":"little-wonder","title":"LITTLE WONDER","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.csD23A9CB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs2B8514B{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:italic;Arial;} .csB3317AB{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csB3317AB\"\u003eA musical prodigy and his mother spend years searching for each other in this beautiful, sweeping novel of hope, perseverance, and love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSong is a nobody-just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeastern China-but her son, River, is a little wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of three, he toddled to a piano and tapped out his favourite song. At five, he mastered Liszt's three \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs2B8514B\"\u003eLiebestr ume\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e; at eight, he blazed through the complete set of Chopin's etudes. And at every step, through loss, illness and poverty, Song has been there to light his way-until finally, at the age of eleven, River is invited to study with a preeminent teacher in Beijing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs2B8514B\"\u003eLittle Wonder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335294816496,"sku":"9780241845516","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9780241845516_1.jpg?v=1788053904","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/little-wonder","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}