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When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be - until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listener’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.

Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father's native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of an important business meeting, she hears a stranger's voice in her head that causes her to leave the office without explanation.

Ich vermisse niemanden. Und ich brauche auch niemanden. Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter lebt die neunundzwanzigjährigen Akiko bescheiden und zurückgezogen in Tokio. Ihre eintönige Arbeit als Buchhalterin bietet wenig Abwechslung, echte Vertraute oder Familie gibt es nicht. Bis zu dem Abend, an dem sie zufällig einem Bekannten aus Schulzeiten wiederbegegnet, Kento, ein Außenseiter wie sie, der sie immer schon fasziniert hat.