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Synopsis
George Duncan is an American living and working in London. He is divorced, the owner of a small print shop, and lonelier than he realizes. One night he is woken by an extraordinary sound coming from his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by a giant arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George pulls out the arrow and frees the crane, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed. Before he knows it, he meets and falls in love with the enigmatic Kumiko, an artist who changes the lives of everyone around her, including Amanda, George's angry--and very funny--daughter, her adorable French son, and George himself.
Is The Crane Wife appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
An adult contemporary fantasy retelling of a Japanese folktale featuring mild violence (arrow wound to crane), a developing romance with minimal sexual content, and themes of loneliness, divorce, and transformation. Literary in tone with magical realism elements.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include divorce.
Who'll love this
Adult readers will be captivated by this lyrical tale of a lonely man whose life transforms when he rescues a wounded crane and meets a mysterious artist.