'A delicate, intimate novella' - The Lady

'Shibasaki's writing is measured, understated and poetic at the right moments... difficult to put down... Spring Garden is a brief, compassionate tale about loss, friendship and architecture, and the many ways we can live our lives' - The Japan Society

'Shibasaki expertly weaves a sense of foreboding' - Asymptote

'Atmospheric, meditative story of memory and loss in a gentrifying Tokyo neighbourhood... an elegant story that is in many ways more reminiscent of Mishima and Akutagawa than many contemporary Japanese writers' - Kirkus Reviews

'With her spare, precise narration, Shibasaki... keeps the story moving swiftly. Shibasaki transforms the mundane minutiae of Taro's and Nishi's lives into a thoughtful exploration of home, loss, and reconstruction' - Publishers Weekly