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In 1951 yun ling the only survivor of a japanese war camp seeks shelter with aritomo the owner of the only japanese garden in malaya.

Colored garden glass energy garden. The garden of evening mists. The garden of evening mists published in january 2012 is the second novel by malaysian novelist tan twan eng. He studied law at the university of london and later worked as lawyer in one of kuala lumpurs most reputable law firms.

One of those counting fingers belongs to tan twan engs debut stunner the gift of rainwith the impending american release this month of his long awaited second novel the garden of evening mists i grabbed the chance to interview the young writer. I can count on one hand the books that ive given by the dozens to lucky relatives and friends over the decades. Oprah winfreys summer 2017 book club pick in the vein of amy tan and khaled hosseini comes a compulsively readable debut novel about marriage immigration class race and the trapdoors in the american dream the unforgettable story of a young cameroonian couple making a new life in new york just as the great recession upends the economy.

There she discovers yugiri the only japanese garden in malaya and its owner and creator the enigmatic aritomo exiled former gardener of the emperor of japan. Tan twan eng was born in penang and lived in various places in malaysia as a child. Yun ling teoh the scarred lone survivor of a brutal japanese wartime camp seeks solace among the jungle fringed tea plantations of cameron highlands.

The first was the gift of rain 2007 the protagonist of the garden is the judge teoh yun ling who was a prisoner of the japanese during world war ii and later served as an apprentice to a japanese. The garden of evening mists paperback 2012 author tan twan eng by r. As the months pass aritomo and yun ling open to each other revealing life altering secrets.

Tan twan eng. Told in flashbacks as she looks back on her life the majority of the book is devoted the events of this time. Only to thoroughly embarrass.

In 2016 he was an international writer in residence at nanyang technological university in singapore. Stine file id 946240 freemium media library published in january 2012 the book follows protagonist teoh yun ling who was a prisoner of the. The garden of evening mists downloadable audiobook.

Mists of memory the garden of evening mists tan eng memories i had locked away have begun to break free like shards of ice fracturing off an arctic shelf. Despite her hatred of the japanese yun ling seeks to engage.