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Publication Date: 9th April from Tinder Press

Source: Bookbridgr

On the same day that retired police inspector Auguste Jovert receives a letter from a woman claiming to be his daughter, he returns to his Paris apartment to find a stranger waiting for him.
That stranger is a Japanese professor called Tadashi Omura. What’s brought him to Jovert’s doorstep is not clear, but then he begins to tell his story – a story of a fractured friendship, lost lovers, orphaned children, and a body left bleeding in the snow.

The Snow Kimono is a strangely wonderful and poetic read, honestly I found a lot of it a bit odd but beautiful and very compelling.

It is quite difficult to say what it is about – the narrative follows a tale being told, to a person who is not sure why he is hearing it. It is a complex and elegantly woven story, a puzzle within a puzzle that twists and turns its way towards understanding for the reader.

There is a journey made up of memories here, a gentle unfolding of lives with a very clever construct that makes it highly addictive even as a slow burner. Despite being unsure where it is taking you, you will know that you absolutely want to get there – indeed as you head into the final chapters you may find it very hard to put aside.

Absolutely gorgeous prose, often giving a creepy and unsettling feeling, what I call a chilly read, one that will stay with you long after finishing. A really really good read.

“In Japan we have a saying. If you want to see your life, you have to see it through the eyes of another. But what if what you see is not what you want to know”

What will be seen in The Snow Kimono? I would recommend you find out.

Happy Reading Folks!