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The Garden of Evening Mists

Cover of The Garden of Evening Mist
Tan Twan Eng

Yun Ling Teoh, a survivor of the brutal Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War II, discovers a beautiful garden tended by the emperor’s exiled former gardener Aritomo.  Haunted by the death of her sister during the war, Yun Ling asks Aritomo to help her build a garden in memory of her sister.  But as she learns more about the garden’s intricacy and beauty, its connection to the pain and deceit of the past are also revealed.   

Author category: 
Asian/Asian American Author
BIPOC Author
Date of publication: 
2012