I have just finished reading The Gardens of Kyoto by Kate Walbert. This beautifully written novel begins in this way: "I had a cousin, Randall, killed on Iwo Jima. Have I told you?" The narrator is Ellen. She is speaking to her daughter many years later endeavouring to put right the events of the past.
After Randall's death in 1945, some of his prized possessions, including a book called The Gardens of Kyoto, are sent to Ellen. As the story unfolds, the book with its beautiful gardens, becomes more and more relevant in light of what has happened.
I was naturally curious to view some pictures of the gardens that were described in the novel and found a website where I could take a virtual tour of them. Kyoto Gardens
The peaceful scenes that I have posted are from two summers ago a little closer to home.
After Randall's death in 1945, some of his prized possessions, including a book called The Gardens of Kyoto, are sent to Ellen. As the story unfolds, the book with its beautiful gardens, becomes more and more relevant in light of what has happened.
I was naturally curious to view some pictures of the gardens that were described in the novel and found a website where I could take a virtual tour of them. Kyoto Gardens
The peaceful scenes that I have posted are from two summers ago a little closer to home.
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