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A mesmerising fable with a difference, set in Japan over 1000 years ago
A fable of great charm and originality
Fantastical and oddly beguiling
Exquisite
Enchanting
Marvellous
Fantastical
Fresh, funny, erotic
A great love story
A delicate spread of impressions, combining adventure and the supernatural
A-ma-zing! A novel that sweeps you away. Big-hearted, empathetic - absolutely brilliant
A total success, the result of no fewer than twelve years' work
A string of enchantments, transforming mud into gold
An unusual storyteller who has extensively researched the period he skilfully brings to life, Didier Decoin dazzles with his sense of atmosphere ... The Office of Gardens and Ponds is constantly surprising and captivating. It is a world full of women, ghosts, carp, juvenile emperors and rice packers, but what emerges is a sensual and enthralling mystery
You must read Decoin
Didier Decoin was twenty when he published his first book, Le Procès à l'amour. It was followed by some twenty other titles, including Abraham de Brooklyn and John l'Enfer. He is currently Secretary General of the Académie Goncourt, has been Chairman of the Écrivains de Marine since 2007 and is a member of the Académie de Marine. He spent fourteen years on the writing of The Office of Gardens and Ponds.