{"product_id":"the-samurais-garden-9780312144074","title":"The Samurai's Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Gail Tsukiyama's \u003ci\u003eThe Samurai's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for this extraordinary story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatsu 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-346741\"\u003eGail Tsukiyama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.48w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312144074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312144075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father in San Francisco, \u003cb\u003eGail Tsukiyama\u003c\/b\u003e now lives in El Cerrito, California. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eDreaming Water, Women of the Silk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Threads\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNight of Many Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704357064941,"sku":"9780312144074","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_12c53c25-41e3-4972-b5f8-e02d789bb7c6.jpg?v=1747452573","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-samurais-garden-9780312144074","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}