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Title: The Samurai's Garden
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Gail Tsukiyama
Narrator: David Shih
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-07-17
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 84 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Gail Tsukiyama uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for her unusual story about a 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen who is sent to his family's summer home in a Japanese coastal village to recover from a bout with tuberculosis. Here he is cared for by Matsu, a reticent housekeeper and a master gardener. Over the course of a remarkable year, Stephen learns Matsu's secret and gains not only physical strength, but also profound spiritual insight. Matsu is a samurai of the soul, a man devoted to doing good and finding beauty in a cruel and arbitrary world, and Stephen is a noble student, learning to appreciate Matsu's generous and nurturing way of life and to love Matsu's soulmate, gentle Sachi, a woman afflicted with leprosy.
Critic Reviews:
"An extraordinarily graceful and moving novel about goodness and beauty...Tsukiyama is a wise and spellbinding storyteller." (
Booklist)
Members Reviews:
Love this book!
I first read this book years ago and was excited to see it was available as an audiobook because the story is so beautiful. I think it is one of only a handful of books I have reread again and again. I will definitely be listening to it again!
Extremely Pleasant
I purchased this book solely on the basis of the reviews for it. And they were right! This is a lovely, melodic, touching enjoyable book. One of my favorites.
Historical and spiritual fiction, pulls you in...
Leaves the reader with much to think about. Well developed characters, engaging storyline, human character studies in a very readable work of fiction.
Outstanding Story
First of all I love her writing this book was no exception to others I have read great story and great performance from the reader !
Unusual story line
I enjoyed this book because of the unusual 'zen-like' story line. Well researched historical data about Japan's invasion of China in the '30's. Good, not great.
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Title: The Samurai's Garden
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Gail Tsukiyama
Narrator: David Shih
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-07-17
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 84 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Gail Tsukiyama uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for her unusual story about a 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen who is sent to his family's summer home in a Japanese coastal village to recover from a bout with tuberculosis. Here he is cared for by Matsu, a reticent housekeeper and a master gardener. Over the course of a remarkable year, Stephen learns Matsu's secret and gains not only physical strength, but also profound spiritual insight. Matsu is a samurai of the soul, a man devoted to doing good and finding beauty in a cruel and arbitrary world, and Stephen is a noble student, learning to appreciate Matsu's generous and nurturing way of life and to love Matsu's soulmate, gentle Sachi, a woman afflicted with leprosy.
Critic Reviews:
"An extraordinarily graceful and moving novel about goodness and beauty...Tsukiyama is a wise and spellbinding storyteller." (
Booklist)
Members Reviews:
Love this book!
I first read this book years ago and was excited to see it was available as an audiobook because the story is so beautiful. I think it is one of only a handful of books I have reread again and again. I will definitely be listening to it again!
Extremely Pleasant
I purchased this book solely on the basis of the reviews for it. And they were right! This is a lovely, melodic, touching enjoyable book. One of my favorites.
Historical and spiritual fiction, pulls you in...
Leaves the reader with much to think about. Well developed characters, engaging storyline, human character studies in a very readable work of fiction.
Outstanding Story
First of all I love her writing this book was no exception to others I have read great story and great performance from the reader !
Unusual story line
I enjoyed this book because of the unusual 'zen-like' story line. Well researched historical data about Japan's invasion of China in the '30's. Good, not great.