Tomura is startled by the hypnotic sound of a piano being tuned in his school. It seeps into his soul and transports him to the forests, dark and gleaming, that surround his beloved mountain village. From that moment, he is determined to discover more.
Under the tutelage of three master piano-tuners - one humble, one cheery, one ill-tempered - Tomura embarks on his training, never straying too far from a single, unfathomable question: do I have what it takes?
Set in small-town Japan, this warm and mystical story is for the lucky few who have found their calling - and for the rest of us who are still searching. It shows that the road to finding one's purpose is a winding path, often filled with treacherous doubts and, for those who persevere, astonishing moments of revelation.
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I INHALE THE SCENT of a forest close by.- Enter the Forest
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(@PenguinUKBooks, 25 April 2019, hardback, 224 pages, borrowed from @NACLibraries)
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I really enjoyed The Forest of Wool and Steel. It's a simple story really about finding the thing that you love, that drives you and trying to get as good at it as you can. The book is so engaging, and I got completely caught up in the world of Tomura as he finds his true north and goes with it. I could relate his experiences with my own. This is a lovely, thought-provoking read.
