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An exciting program is now being offered at the Ballston Spa Public Library. Ballston Spa Reads is a way to get the local community to come together, read some great books and share viewpoints. Starting in January, we will have five books available to borrow from our library (these five books were chosen by the library patrons and staff members as books worthy of discussion). The books include: The Garden of Evening Mists, Me Before You, The Dirty Life, Cutting for Stone, and Unbroken. You do not have to read all five books in order to participate in our program. You can come in to borrow some of these great reads and vote once on your favorite book from January 2, 2013 – March 31, 2014. The winning book, chosen by the community, will be the subject of several library programs in the spring. The Ballston Spa Reads book will be announced on April 4, 2014! Comment under each book title below to get some book discussion started...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The Garden of Evening Mists

The Garden of Evening Mists
By Tan Twan Eng

Yun Lling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed tea plantations of Cameron Highlands.  There she discovers Yugiri, the only Japanese garden in Malaya, and its owner and creator, the enigmatic Aritomo, exiled former gardener of th e emperor of Japan.  Despite her hatred of the Japanese, Yun Ling seeks to engage Aritomo to create a garden in memory of her sister, who died in the camp.  Aritomo refuses but agrees to accept Yun Ling as his apprentice "until the monsoon comes."  Then she can design a garden for herself.
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