Cherry Blossoms [Hardcover]

From the author of the critically-acclaimed debutPeople Who Knew Mecomes the story of one mans determination to abandon his will to live.

Jonathan Krause is a man with a plan. He is going to quit his advertising job and, when his money runs out, he is going to die. He just has one final mission: A trip to Japan. Its a trip he was supposed to take with his girlfriend, Sara. Its a trip inspired by his regrets. And its a trip to pay homage to the Japanese, the inventors of his chosen suicide technique.

In preparation for his final voyage, Jonathan enrolls in a Japanese language class where he meets Riko, who has her own plans to visit her homeland, for very different reasons. Their unexpected and unusual friendship takes them to Japan together, where they each struggle to make peace with their past and accept that happiness, loneliness, and grief come and gojust like the cherry blossoms.

Haunted by lost love, Jonathan must decide if he can embrace the transient nature of life, or if he must choose the certainty of death.

POWERFUL AUTHOR:Kim Hooper is the author of the hit debutPeople Who Knew Me(St. Martins, 2014) and has a strong fanbase for her stories about the resilience of the human spirit.

UP LIT:Hoopers writing is strong enough to make her a dominating presence in the currently popular up lit movement.

MULTICULTURAL:The book tells a relatable story of experiencing new cultures that readers will find captivating and undeniably informative.

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