Book guide
The Garden of Evening Mists
A garden in the Malaysian highlands becomes a haunting refuge for memory, grief, and secrets.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalWar storyLiteraryTrauma recoveryLiteraryGrief journeyLiteraryMemory loss
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About The Garden of Evening Mists
After surviving the Japanese occupation of Malaya, Teoh Yun Ling seeks out the former gardener of the Emperor of Japan to help build a memorial for her dead sister, only to confront the tangled past of her country and herself.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- war
- imprisonment
- death
- torture
- sexual violence
- racism
- grief
- abortion
- slavery
