Passed on to me by a friend - not directly, but via my husband as postman, so I don't know what it is about it she thinks I'd appreciate. At first sight it doesn't look like something I'd normally be drawn to myself . . .

From Google Overview: "In the highlands of Malaya, a woman sets out to build a memorial to her sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese during the brutal Occupation of their country. Yun Ling's quest leads her to The Garden of Evening Mists, and to Aritomo, a man of extraordinary skill and reputation, once the gardener of the Emperor of Japan. When she accepts his offer to become his apprentice, she begins a journey into her past, inextricably linked with the secrets of her troubled country's history."

This didn't appeal when it was given to me. It appeals even less now I've had a chance to look at it further. But I do have someone in mind who might appreciate it . . . . funnily enough, it's someone who also knows the previous owner . . . .

We've recently enjoyed a country dancing holiday at Kents Bank near Grange over Sands. While there, I passed this novel on to a fellow-dancer (RF) who thought she might have read it but accepted it anyway :-)

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