A Single Rose - Barbery, Muriel
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Rose has just turned forty when she gets a call from a lawyer asking her to come to Kyoto for the reading of her estranged father's will. As Paul, her father's assistant, guides Rose along a mysterious itinerary designed by her deceased father, her bitterness and anger are soothed by the stones and the trees in the Zen gardens they move through. As the reading of the will gets closer, Rose's father finally, posthumously, opens his heart to his daughter, offering her a poignant understanding of his love and a way to accept all she has lost. Author of "The Elegance of the Hedgehog."

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Rose has just turned forty when she gets a call from a lawyer asking her to come to Kyoto for the reading of her estranged father's will. As Paul, her father's assistant, guides Rose along a mysterious itinerary designed by her deceased father, her bitterness and anger are soothed by the stones and the trees in the Zen gardens they move through. As the reading of the will gets closer, Rose's father finally, posthumously, opens his heart to his daughter, offering her a poignant understanding of his love and a way to accept all she has lost. Author of "The Elegance of the Hedgehog."
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Autorenporträt
Muriel Barbery's novels include is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Europa, 2008), and Gourmet Rhapsody, published by Europa Editions in 2009. She is also the author of The Writer's Cats, illustrated by Maria Guitart, a short tale about esthetics, inspiration, the writing life, and cats. Barbery has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam, and Paris, and now lives in the French countryside.
Muriel Barbery
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Rezensionen
'An ode to Japan ... a magnificent, resonant, finely crafted novel' Le Monde

'Muriel Barbery sows beauty on every page' Elle

'A small miracle' Lire

'A moving, accomplished novel ... thoughtful, ethereal and inspired' L'Obs

'An incredible hymn to the power of changing direction' La Grande Librairie, France 5

'An immensely calming novel, so superbly written it deserves to be savoured slowly' Le Parisien

Praise for The Elegance of the Hedgehog

'Resistance is futile ... you might as well buy it before someone recommends it for your book group. Its charm will make you say yes' The Guardian

'Clever, informative and moving ... an admirable novel' The Observer

'Breathtakingly singular ... totally French yet completely universal' Good Housekeeping

'A fascinating maze of emotional release' Foreword Reviews

'A lyrical and opaque story' Publishers Weekly

'Rich with atmosphere and character and drawing on themes of grief and second chances, this is a delicate delight' Living Magazine