Passengers on the Hankyu Line Publisher / Greenfinch this book visits the homes

this book visits the homes and gardens that inspired novelists

David Rowland: 40/4 Chair

Hokusai’s wide appeal as the recognizable figure of Japan’s Edo period endures to this day: in March 2023

Manchineel Tree – it is so toxic that the smoke from a burning tree can cause blindness

his contemporary rivals and his many posthumous admirers working in a wide range of mediums

Passengers on the Hankyu Line Publisher / Greenfinch this book visits the homesTrundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades. Over the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall: a young man meets the woman who happens to take out the last copy of the library book he was about to borrow; an angry wedding guest dresses in