The Garden of Evening Mists - Couverture souple

'An elegant and haunting novel of war, art and memory... its beauty never comes to rest' Independent

'This book is to be kept and re-read and revered for its elegant, lyrical prose' Red

'Complex and powerful... sophisticated and satisfying' Sunday Times

'Elegant and atmospheric' The Times

'It is impossible to resist the opening sentence of this sumptuously produced novel... It showcases Tan Twan Eng as a master of cultural complexities' Guardian

'Tantalisingly evocative... Suffused with a satisfying richness of colour and character, it still abounds in hidden passageways and occult corners. Mysteries and secrets persist. Tan dwells often on the borderline states, the in between areas, of Japanese art: the archer's hiatus before the arrow speeds from the bow; the patch of skin that a master of the horimono tattoo will leave bare; or the "beautiful and sorrowful" moment "just as the last leaf is about to drop"... An elegant and haunting novel of war, art and memory' Independent

'The The Garden of Evening Mists is an almost indescribably beautiful, rich and rewarding novel with multiple layers that are expertly weaved into a coherent work of art' Library Thing

'A good old-fashioned story with a plot that arcs gracefully, maintains suspense, and stays true to characterisation... incredibly satisfying' Asian Review of Books

'Grace and empathy infuse this melancholy landscape of complex loyalties enfolded by brutal history, creating a novel of peculiar, mysterious, tragic beauty' --Kirkus Reviews

The International Bestseller 'With ravishing sensuousness, it conjures up the lush landscapes and tea estates of Malaya during the 1950s Emergency...A haunting novel about memory". (Sunday Times Books of the Year). 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.