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Sophie Chen Keller: "Little Wonder" | Oprah's Book Club

June 16, 2026·53 min·6-min readinterviewculture
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Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller is a sweeping novel about a mother and her piano prodigy son separated in a Beijing train station, exploring the transformative power of love, music, and perseverance through immense hardship. The story, deeply rooted in Keller’s own experiences as a

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Sophie Chen Keller

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Sophie Chen KellerOprah Winfrey

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Little WonderThe Luster of Lost Things

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Glimmer Train

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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

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Book ReviewsBooksCivil Rights HistoryInequalityLiterary FictionNonfictionParentingWomens Health

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