From the author of the critically-acclaimed debut People Who Knew Me comes the story of one man's 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. It's a trip he was supposed to take with his girlfriend, Sara. It's a trip inspired by his regrets. And it's 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 go-just 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.

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About the Author
Kim Hooper is the author of PEOPLE WHO KNEW ME, hailed as "refreshingly raw and honest" by the Wall Street Journal. CHERRY BLOSSOMS is her second novel. She lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, and a collection of pets.

Reviews

"Hooper gives familiar themes of loss and redemption fresh and inviting life in her entertaining second novel. Jonathan Krause, a copywriter in Los Angeles whose girlfriend, Sara, just left him, has decided to kill himself. He just has to mark off a few to-dos first; paramount among them is taking the trip to Japan he had planned to take with her. Hooper maneuvers the narrative nimbly among Jonathan's preparations for his trip and his suicide, his meditations on and research into Japanese culture, and his reflections back on his relationship with Sara. After revealing the trajectory of Jonathan and Sara's relationship with tantalizing languor, the narrative gains momentum when Jonathan meets Riko in his Japanese language class. Riko has her own plans and connection to Japan, and their friendship provides a contrasting element of optimism to Jonathan's dark intentions... Readers will enjoy riding alongside this vivid protagonist to the end." - Publishers Weekly

Book Information
ISBN 9781684421763
Author Kim Hooper
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Turner Publishing Company
Publisher Turner Publishing Company