In addition to her degrees in Psychology, Liberal Arts, and International Relations, Amber holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The writing is gorgeous, the details of this mysterious. Logan is a university instructor, freelance editor, and author of speculative fiction living in Kansas with her husband and two children-Fox and Willow. Yanagi Inn is an engaging story, and an unusual juxtaposition of literary fiction and ghost story. For readers who enjoy The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and The Haunting of Brynn Wilder: A Novel by Wendy Webb.Īmber A. At night, eerie weeping (which no one else seems to hear) keeps her awake.ĭespite the warnings of the staff, Mari searches for the source of the ghostly sound-and discovers a devastating secret tying her family's history to the inn, and its mysterious, forlorn garden. By day, Mari explores the inn and its grounds, taking striking photographs and uncovering layers of mystery shrouding the old resort-including an overgrown, secret garden on a forbidden island.

Still grieving her mother's death, American photographer Mari Lennox is sent to document Yanagi Inn, an old, dilapidated ryokan outside Kyoto, Japan. 'The gradual but compelling unraveling of this family mystery captivated me.' -Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author of Hiroshima Boy and Clark and Division 'This book is a true delight to the senses!' -Keri Wilt, speaker, historian, and great-great-granddaughter of Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden A Modern Gothic Retelling of The Secret Garden. At night, eerie weeping (which no one else seems to hear) keeps her awake.ĭespite the warnings of the staff, Mari searches for the source of the ghostly sound-and discovers a devastating secret tying her family’s history to the inn, and its mysterious, forlorn garden.įor readers who enjoy The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and The Haunting of Brynn Wilder: A Novel by Wendy Webb.About the Book 'A modern Gothic retelling of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Still grieving her mother’s death, American photographer Mari Lennox is sent to document Yanagi Inn, an old, dilapidated ryokan outside Kyoto, Japan.

“This book is a true delight to the senses!” -Keri Wilt, speaker, historian, and great-great-granddaughter of Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret GardenĪ Modern Gothic Retelling of The Secret Garden.

“The gradual but compelling unraveling of this family mystery captivated me.” -Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author of Hiroshima Boy and Clark and Division

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