The rose itself

It was only in far-away Japan that the French rose blossomed into a flower... In the life of the Parisian botanist Rose, her father had been missing for so long that she had banished him, and indeed all other men, from her heart. But when she receives news that this wealthy Japanese contemporary art dealer has died and she is to come to Kyoto to hear his last will, she doesn't hesitate long and gets on a plane. However, a meeting with members of her father's household, led by his Belgian personal secretary Paul, and an introduction to the former capital of Japan, full of ancient temples and magical gardens, turns the protagonist's life upside down. Not only does she finally understand who she really is on the other side of the world and why she can't be anyone else, but she even dares to think about love for the first time... The author of the international bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog was inspired to write her latest prose novel by a two-year stay in Japan. interpreter: Tereza Hofová length of recording: 4 hours 54 minutes