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The Arrow Garden

Andrew J King

Editora: Aderyn Press

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Winner of the Bath Novel Award 2020
When lonely and socially isolated translator, Gareth, takes up traditional Japanese archery in 1990s Bristol, he learns that to study Kyudo is to reach out, to another culture, another time, other people… But when one of them reaches back, two lives that should never have touched become strangely entangled.
In wartime Tokyo, Tanaka Mie finds herself wandering the burned-out ruins of her dead parents' fire-bombed home with only hazy recollections of how she survived. Setting out on a hike to a mountain village shrine, away from the charred city, she begins a life to which she is not sure she is entitled, a life which feels like living on the other side of the sky.
To visit the past or the future, even in imagination, is to change it. But it is also to be changed.
The Arrow Garden is a delicately-wrought tale of truth, selfhood, and acceptance, which transcends time in its lyrical exploration of what it means to live.

Disponível desde: 19/01/2023.

Comprimento de impressão: 320 páginas.

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Book of the Week 06/09/2023

A skillfully crafted time-slip novel that weaves together two very different lives: Gareth, a secluded translator immersed in Japanese archery in 90s Bristol, and Mie, the sole survivor of a devastating 1945 Tokyo bombing.

Gareth and Mie are connected through Mie’s nephew Hiroshi, who shows Gareth that archery, much like life itself, is defined by the profound impact of small moments. The novel beautifully explores this underlying theme of cherishing the seemingly inconsequential moments that shape our lives. It emphasizes the ripple effect of each action and highlights the profound influence individuals have on those around them. Another equally important message is that every single life, no matter how insignificant we think we might be, is worth saving.

Initially, Gareth’s and Mie’s stories unfold separately, but they eventually converge in a groundbreaking turn of events. It is at this point that the narrative takes on a touch of magic, leaving a lasting impression on readers’ minds.

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