{"product_id":"the-gardens-of-kyoto-kate-walbert-9780684869490","title":"The Gardens of Kyoto","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Walbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684869497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684869490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Mar\/Apr 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2002 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/14\/2003 pg. 77","brand":"Kate Walbert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46172937945343,"sku":"9780684869490","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46dafae8-35ae-4663-9c20-b163a787155a.jpg?v=1727179530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gardens-of-kyoto-kate-walbert-9780684869490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}