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Muriel Barbery is the author of four previous novels, including the IMPAC-shortlisted multimillion-copy bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam and Paris and now lives in the French countryside.Muriel Barbery crafts a moving tale of emotional awakening and blossoming love, set among the vivid colours and mesmerising scenery of Kyoto
Woman's Own
[A] multi-layered novel of self-discovery, grounded in richly evoked landscapes and experiences . . . An enjoyable, immersive read
The Lady
Barbery sows beauty on every page
Elle
Rich with atmosphere and character and drawing on themes of grief and second chances, this is a delicate delight
Living Magazine
Delightful, engaging . . . this novel offers the pleasures of a poetic travelogue and an homage to a place and a culture
New York Journal of Books
'A lyrical and opaque story
Publishers Weekly
An immensely calming novel, so superbly written it deserves to be savoured slowly
Le Parisien
A fascinating maze of emotional release
Foreword Reviews
A moving, accomplished novel ... thoughtful, ethereal and inspired
L’Obs
An ode to Japan . . . a magnificent, resonant, finely crafted novel
Le Monde
An incredible hymn to the power of changing direction
La Grande Librairie, France 5
A small miracle
Lire
From the author of the international bestseller The Elegance of The Hedgehog comes a life-affirming novel about unexpected second chances set against the temples and teahouses of Tokyo.
'A moving tale of emotional awakening and blossoming love' Woman's Own
'An enjoyable, immersive read' The Lady
Rose has just turned forty when she is unexpectedly summoned to Japan for the reading of her father Haru's will, who seemingly abandoned her when she was a baby.
Leaving behind her life as a botanist in Paris, Rose travels to Kyoto and is led around its enchanting tea houses, temples and zen gardens by Paul, Haru's former assistant. Initially a reluctant tourist, Rose comes to discover her father's legacy through the itinerary he set for her, finding gifts greater than she had ever imagined and connecting with gentle widower Paul.
This is a mesmerising story of second chances, of beauty born out of grief and roses grown from ashes.