The Samurai's Garden Gail Tsukiyama The Samurai's Garden written by Gail Tsukiyama. The Samurai's Garden takes place is both the crowded streets of Hong Kong and a small coastal village in Japan, during the time when Japan's Imperial Army was invading China in the late 1930's. The book follows a 20-year-old man named Steven, who is sent from Hong Kong, to his deceased grandfather's beach house in a coastal Japanese village to recuperate from Tuberculosis. Away from his friends and family, Steven's only companion will be Matsu. Matsu is the housekeeper and an accomplished gardener, who will care for Steven during his stay in Tarumi. In the beginning Steven and Matsu share little in common and rarely speak. However after a few days in Tarumi, Steven and Matsu start to warm up to each other. Then Matsu introduces Steven to his friend who lives in a nearby mountain village called Yamaguchi, which is a …show more content…
The book follows a 20-year-old man named Steven, who is sent from Hong Kong, to his deceased grandfather's beach house in a coastal Japanese village to recuperate from Tuberculosis. Away from his friends and family, Steven's only companion will be Matsu. Matsu is the housekeeper and an accomplished gardener, who will care for Steven during his stay in Tarumi. In the beginning Steven and Matsu share little in common and rarely speak. However after a few days in Tarumi, Steven and Matsu start to warm up to each other. Then Matsu introduces Steven to his friend who lives in a nearby mountain village called Yamaguchi, which is a safe haven for people with Leprosy. Matsu's friend Sachi, is a woman, who has Leprosy. She is shy of Steven at first and wears a scarf to cover her scares from the disease. Matsu also introduces Steven to his friend who lives in the village named