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Little Wonder

by Sophie Chen Keller

Music, ambition, and a mother–son bond

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Awards & Recognition

  • Book club selection

    Oprah's Book Club Pick

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  • Critical praise

    Praise from Kristin Hannah

    Kristin Hannah describes the novel as tender and heartfelt, praising its themes of love, loss, and a mother's love.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Music, ambition, and a mother–son bond

Set amid urban China, *Little Wonder* centers on Song, a food delivery worker from a village in Northeast China, and her son River, whose musical ability emerges in early childhood. The novel’s premise connects River’s developing piano talent with his mother’s efforts to pursue a dream alongside him. Their story also spans years of searching for one another, placing separation and family devotion alongside music and the experience of migration. The supplied description introduces a relationship shaped by shared aspiration, but ends before giving further details about how their search unfolds.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in family relationships shaped by separation and devotion.
  • Readers drawn to fiction about music, talent, and ambitious dreams.
  • Readers interested in stories involving migration and urban China.

Themes

Mother–son devotionSeparation and reunionMusic and talentMigrationShared ambition

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Book overview

OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A 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 New York Times bestselling author of The Women).

A SWEEPING NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER'S THOUSAND VOICES

"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, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake


Song is a nobody--just a food delivery worker from a village in Northeast China--but her son, River, is a little wonder.

At the age of four, he toddles to a piano and taps out his favorite song. At eight, he masters Liszt's three Liebestraume; at ten, he blazes through the complete set of Chopin's
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