The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama is the story of a Chinese painter named Stephen. Stephen is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is sent to live at the family beach house in Tarumi, Japan where he meets Matsu, Sachi, and Kenzo. As the war between China and Japan escalates, he falls in love with a Japanese woman named Keiko, who eventually leaves him because of the tension the war creates between them. Heartbroken, Stephen boards a train to travel home to China to help resolve his parents’ marital problems.
"The one who does good deeds and expects to be appreciated, does something better then committing a bad deed. However, he does so for his own benefit and not for others. A truly righteous man does goo...
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