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A single rose / Muriel Barbery ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Europa Editions, 2021.Description: 148 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781609456771 (hc.)
Uniform titles:
  • Rose seule. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 843.92 23
Summary: Rose has turned 40, but has barely begun to live. When the Japanese father she never knew dies and she finds herself an orphan, she leaves France for Kyoto to hear the reading of his will. In the days before Haru's last wishes are revealed, his former assistant, Paul, takes Rose on a tour of the temples, gardens and eating places of this unfamiliar city. Initially a reluctant tourist and awkward guest in her late father's home, Rose gradually comes to discover Haru's legacy through the itinerary he set for her, finding gifts greater than she had ever imagined.
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Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves FIC BARB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001208843

Rose has turned 40, but has barely begun to live. When the Japanese father she never knew dies and she finds herself an orphan, she leaves France for Kyoto to hear the reading of his will. In the days before Haru's last wishes are revealed, his former assistant, Paul, takes Rose on a tour of the temples, gardens and eating places of this unfamiliar city. Initially a reluctant tourist and awkward guest in her late father's home, Rose gradually comes to discover Haru's legacy through the itinerary he set for her, finding gifts greater than she had ever imagined.

In English, translated from the French.

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