{"product_id":"9780684869490","title":"The Gardens of Kyoto : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Gardens of Kyoto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kate Walbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the National Book Award nominated, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunken Cathedral\u003c\/i\u003e, Walbert’s beautiful and heartbreaking novel about a young woman coming of age in the long shadow of World War II—“An intricately plotted, thrillingly imagined ­narrative...A masterpiece” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForty years after enduring the Second World War as a young woman, Ellen relates the events of this turbulent period, beginning with the death of her favorite cousin, Randall, with whom she shared Easter Sundays, childhood secrets, and, perhaps, the first taste of love. When he dies on Iwo Jima, she turns to the legacy he left her: his diary and a book called \u003ci\u003eThe Gardens of Kyoto\u003c\/i\u003e. Each one subtly influences her perception of her place in the world, the nature of her memories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMoving back and forth through time and place, Kate Walbert recreates a world touched by the shadows of war and a society in which women fit their desires into prescribed roles. Unfolding in lyrical, seductive prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardens of Kyoto\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a mesmerizing exploration of the interplay of love and loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"An elusive first novel with understated power.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlida Becker, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"In precise, delicate prose, the author renders with equal power the quiet desperation of a girl growing up in 1950s America and the ethereal.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"[A]...haunting, accomplished first novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Ward, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Readers in love with language will adore this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Memmott, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"There's something convincingly elegant in Walbert's prose, making this book a strange and stately object of contemplation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMark Rozzodeck, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Kate Walbert's fine, delicate prose captures voices that we don't hear much anymore...\u003ci\u003eThe Gardens of Kyoto\u003c\/i\u003e is a ghost story, a mystery, a love story.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eAmy Bloom, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Houses \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"This lovely, original novel...[examines] the gauzy web of fictions we spin to protect our loved ones from the barbed truths of the past.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eFrancine Prose, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780684869490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591516598478,"sku":"9780684869490","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_41f1f76e-f8d8-4d5c-a8c6-4360bb4d8db5.jpg?v=1646688317","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780684869490","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}