Ogawa Ito, the representative writer of Japanese healing system.
This is another novel masterpiece after "The Camellia Stationery Shop" and "Sweet Day at the Lion's House".
In the eternal garden, camellias bloomed, and Towako and Joey (a guide dog) spent the winter together for the first time.
In her first life, Towako had been trapped in darkness, and she was often involved in uncontrollable turbid currents.
Originally, there were only herself, her mother and "Wednesday's dad" in her life.
For Towako, the scent of her mother is similar to the fragrance of the plants growing in the eternal garden, and the world takes shape only after her mother's tracings.
Towako's childhood memories have been wrapped in heavy fog, but what happened on her tenth birthday cannot be eliminated from her mind. The feeling of her skin when she put on the dress her mother gave her as a gift, the sweet taste of the chocolate cake baked in the oven, and the smell of her uncle in the photo studio.
Shortly after Towako's tenth birthday, her mother disappeared from Towako's life…
Reader comments
I didn't expect this mother to be like this. At first, I thought my mother was pretty good, but a little weird. How could she stay away from home forever? Even a blind person should go to a special school. From the beginning, I felt that the father on Wednesday was also very strange. How could he only deliver food and other things every Wednesday? No matter how busy he was at work, he should have time to spend with his wife and daughter. Ahhhh, it turns out to be like this. If there was no grandma, maybe the eternal mother would not have done these things.
I have read other books by Ogawa Ito before, such as Camellia Stationery Shop, Sparkling Life, Going Out to Buy Eggs, etc. They are super exciting and super healing. It is great to read her books when you are irritable. This book feels like there is suspense in every chapter. What does my mother do for a living? Why didn't she go home? Why did she bring a friend with her? Why didn't that friend say a word? What's the secret? (I haven't finished it yet, I like it)
After I finished reading the book, I was surprised by what happened to Eternal after he was ten years old. His mother was so vicious. After he was twenty-five years old, Eternal walked out of the room and changed his name to Towako (of course some things happened). He encountered a short and bitter love...
I feel this book is very kind and lovely, just like a cute child's longing for mother's love and yearning for a better life in this world. Although he is in a lot of darkness and pain, he is still full of positivity and optimism about life, loving nature, loving friends, loving family, loving himself, and loving all things. This warm and lovely sentiment can't help but attract me, and the delicate and sensitive expression adds a bit of cuteness and playfulness. I also hope that we can all love life more, but I still like Ms. Mari more [laughs] and I feel that Ms. Ishikawa is so clingy. I can't stand it anymore, hahaha
As everyone said, the first half is depressing and the second half is wonderful and healing.
I stopped reading when the heroine's mother suddenly disappeared
I don't know what tragic experience I will be told later, whether I can accept it or not.
Later I saw that the heroine was strong and survived those dark days.
And living hard to fit in with this world
Every effort she makes is a big improvement
That's great. That's great. I want to learn from her.
The fragrance of osmanthus floating in the air in October, the music played regularly on campus, the colorful clouds, the gentle wind, and the warm companionship are the "eternal courtyard" in my heart. I am also grateful for the eternity of strong hard work that tells me that life is a continuation of miracles in every moment, and the present cannot be let down.
Mother taught Eternal life and read stories to Eternal but abandoned her. Later, Eternal lived alone on the food sent by "Wednesday's dad". Even if "Wednesday's dad" disappeared one day, Eternal still lived strong. Hunger made her bravely walk out of the courtyard and start a new life with the help of a children's rescue center. She fell in love for a summer, made a few friends, and was accompanied by a furry child. Blind eternity has always been serious about loving life.
The story of a blind girl who slowly accepts and is accepted by the world is very healing and a good interpretation of the meaning of life.
Mother's "eternal love" for eternity is also one of the clues in this article. The vague but warm moments of getting along and the brand-new worlds depicted in the reading story made this little girl persevere.
The end of life is death, what matters is how we live
I like it very much and feel the beauty of life
The plot of this book is very warm. I especially like the plot of Towako getting along with her mother, especially when her mother reads poems to her, which makes me feel the warmth of maternal love. Towako's character is very tenacious, and she strives to find hope in difficult situations, which is very admirable. Moreover, the characters' experiences in the book are described very delicately, allowing me to better understand their inner world. Overall, this is a very healing book and worth reading.
This is a short story
I finished reading with an attitude of not asking for anything. I feel that the life of the little master is extremely difficult, but she has a strong heart. She will work hard to survive, learn to walk, and feel the world. It seems that she is not blind. She is willing to survive and has a good heart.
Maybe people have to learn throughout their lives, and people who stay in their own world can't do it after all. She can actually understand her mother's abandonment of her and miss her all the time. She can also tolerate incomplete love in her life, she thinks it is beautiful. I don't know how to describe her as a tenacious girl. She can accept anything. I think I should learn from her.
Everything that happens is a beautiful arrangement
Moment after moment of life is a continuation of miracles.
A very good book, the first half is depressing and the second half is healing.
"As long as my body is alive, my constellation in the night sky will continue to shine."
It was so sad when I was abandoned forever in the middle, but fortunately I grew up into a confident girl in the end.
It leaves us with further imagination
Eternity works really hard to live [Like]
It's hard to tell. This is the fourth book I've read by this author. The writing style is still gentle, and the story is more sadistic and a little crazy than before. But I have an exclamation for the heroine. I wish you peace and joy for the rest of your life.
Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves. Everyone's life should be like this.
Human kindness can save the world
Very well written. Makes me sigh. Inspire us to work harder in life.
I didn't expect this mother to be like this. At first, I thought my mother was pretty good, but a little weird. How could she stay away from home forever? Even a blind person should go to a special school. From the beginning, I felt that the father on Wednesday was also very strange. How could he only deliver food and other things every Wednesday? No matter how busy he was at work, he should have time to spend with his wife and daughter. Ahhhh, it turns out to be like this. If there was no grandma, maybe the eternal mother would not have done these things.
I have read other books by Ogawa Ito before, such as Camellia Stationery Shop, Sparkling Life, Going Out to Buy Eggs, etc. They are super exciting and super healing. It is great to read her books when you are irritable. This book feels like there is suspense in every chapter. What does my mother do for a living? Why didn't she go home? Why did she bring a friend with her? Why didn't that friend say a word? What's the secret? (I haven't finished it yet, I like it) After I finished reading the book, I was surprised by what happened to Eternal after he was ten years old. His mother was so vicious. After he was twenty-five years old, Eternal walked out of the room and changed his name to Towako (of course some things happened). He encountered a short and bitter love...
I feel this book is very kind and lovely, just like a cute child's longing for mother's love and yearning for a better life in this world. Although he is in a lot of darkness and pain, he is still full of positivity and optimism about life, loving nature, loving friends, loving family, loving himself, and loving all things. This warm and lovely sentiment can't help but attract me, and the delicate and sensitive expression adds a bit of cuteness and playfulness. I also hope that we can all love life more, but I still like Ms. Mari more [laughs] and I feel that Ms. Ishikawa is so clingy. I can't stand it anymore, hahaha
As everyone said, the first half is depressing and the second half is wonderful and healing. I stopped reading when the heroine's mother suddenly disappeared I don't know what tragic experience I will be told later, whether I can accept it or not. Later I saw that the heroine was strong and survived those dark days. And living hard to fit in with this world Every effort she makes is a big improvement That's great. That's great. I want to learn from her.
The fragrance of osmanthus floating in the air in October, the music played regularly on campus, the colorful clouds, the gentle wind, and the warm companionship are the "eternal courtyard" in my heart. I am also grateful for the eternity of strong hard work that tells me that life is a continuation of miracles in every moment, and the present cannot be let down.
Mother taught Eternal life and read stories to Eternal but abandoned her. Later, Eternal lived alone on the food sent by "Wednesday's dad". Even if "Wednesday's dad" disappeared one day, Eternal still lived strong. Hunger made her bravely walk out of the courtyard and start a new life with the help of a children's rescue center. She fell in love for a summer, made a few friends, and was accompanied by a furry child. Blind eternity has always been serious about loving life.
The story of a blind girl who slowly accepts and is accepted by the world is very healing and a good interpretation of the meaning of life. Mother's "eternal love" for eternity is also one of the clues in this article. The vague but warm moments of getting along and the brand-new worlds depicted in the reading story made this little girl persevere. The end of life is death, what matters is how we live I like it very much and feel the beauty of life
The plot of this book is very warm. I especially like the plot of Towako getting along with her mother, especially when her mother reads poems to her, which makes me feel the warmth of maternal love. Towako's character is very tenacious, and she strives to find hope in difficult situations, which is very admirable. Moreover, the characters' experiences in the book are described very delicately, allowing me to better understand their inner world. Overall, this is a very healing book and worth reading.
This is a short story I finished reading with an attitude of not asking for anything. I feel that the life of the little master is extremely difficult, but she has a strong heart. She will work hard to survive, learn to walk, and feel the world. It seems that she is not blind. She is willing to survive and has a good heart. Maybe people have to learn throughout their lives, and people who stay in their own world can't do it after all. She can actually understand her mother's abandonment of her and miss her all the time. She can also tolerate incomplete love in her life, she thinks it is beautiful. I don't know how to describe her as a tenacious girl. She can accept anything. I think I should learn from her. Everything that happens is a beautiful arrangement
Moment after moment of life is a continuation of miracles.
A very good book, the first half is depressing and the second half is healing.
"As long as my body is alive, my constellation in the night sky will continue to shine."
It was so sad when I was abandoned forever in the middle, but fortunately I grew up into a confident girl in the end.
It leaves us with further imagination
Eternity works really hard to live [Like]
It's hard to tell. This is the fourth book I've read by this author. The writing style is still gentle, and the story is more sadistic and a little crazy than before. But I have an exclamation for the heroine. I wish you peace and joy for the rest of your life.
Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves. Everyone's life should be like this.
Human kindness can save the world
Very well written. Makes me sigh. Inspire us to work harder in life.