In this lyrical novel, Karlijn Stoffels weaves together separate stories about the many forms love can take and how it shapes every human heart.
First we meet Mee, a child born to deaf parents whose beautiful singing voice goes unheard and ultimately rejected by his mother. Broken hearted from her rejection and loss, Mee wanders the countryside singing mournful songs at funerals. He gains fame as the “singer of sorrows” as through his music the true life and emotions of the deceased are brought to life for all the listeners to share.
We also meet Mitou, a child of despair, who focuses instead on the joys of life and wanders the country bringing uplifting and beautiful music to anyone she meets. She seeks out Mee, knowing that they are two halves of the same coin destined to be together.
Along the way we see love and life in many forms – a soldier who gave his life for his regiment, a prince who longs for a princess, a free spirit who is unable to sacrifice herself for stability, and a sailor and his wife whose love is stretched by the sea.
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