pickQuite different to the other Ogawa books I‘ve read, this was very sweet and whimsical and not very ‘challenging‘ or complicated at all.
Tomoko, aged 12, is sent to live in her Uncle‘s opulent mansion, where she makes friends with her cousin Mina who is one year younger and in delicate health.
It did read like a children‘s book at times and I loved it whilst reading it, but it‘s immediately gone out of my mind since I finished it.
squirrelbrain Have you read this one yet, Barbara? @BarbaraBB (edited) 5d
sarahbarnes This is on my list - I‘m intrigued even though it does sound so different from her others. 5d
BarbaraBB I haven‘t! I bought a copy in Manchester but haven‘t gotten to it yet. Curious about it after your review! 5d
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squirrelbrain I think you‘ll both like it, even though it‘s rather different! @sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB 5d
willaful Is there “Secret Garden“ inspiration? 5d
squirrelbrain No, I don‘t think there is @willaful - no-one is cantankerous and, although Mina is ill, Tomoko doesn‘t ‘rescue‘ her. 4d
Megabooks I‘m surprised this didn‘t make the longlist! 1d
squirrelbrain I‘m not that surprised having read it @Megabooks - it wasn‘t ‘out there‘ enough for the list, I don‘t think. 1d
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