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The Garden of Words

by Makoto Shinkai, Tayler Engel
The Garden of Words
The Garden of Words

Rain-soaked solitude, quiet longing, tender connection

This feels perfect if you love gentle, emotionally rich stories where small moments carry real weight. The rainy garden setting gives everything a hushed, intimate beauty, and the bond between Takao and Yukino unfolds with a kind of aching sincerity that lingers. If you enjoy reflective coming-of-age reads with a cinematic, melancholy softness, this one will likely stay with you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Garden of Words

by Makoto Shinkai, Tayler Engel
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ISBN: 9781975315672
Authors: Makoto Shinkai, Tayler Engel
Publisher: Yen Press
Date of Publication: 2020-08-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Romance, Drama, Graphic Novels/Comics/Manga
Related Topics: Manga, Contemporary Romance, Graphic Novels
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 1656 readers)

Description

A rainy morning tale in which a student meets a mysterious woman in a secluded garden, and an unlikely friendship grows. The story explores loneliness, connection, and the ways small moments can influence a life.
 

Rain-soaked solitude, quiet longing, tender connection

This feels perfect if you love gentle, emotionally rich stories where small moments carry real weight. The rainy garden setting gives everything a hushed, intimate beauty, and the bond between Takao and Yukino unfolds with a kind of aching sincerity that lingers. If you enjoy reflective coming-of-age reads with a cinematic, melancholy softness, this one will likely stay with you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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