The forest was filled with darkness, and with secrets whispering in the leaves, hidden deep beyond the touch of the moon’s light.
The fox had walked for many, many nights to reach this very place, but no sooner did he glimpse it than suddenly he sat down, rump in the dust as he gazed up at the trees.
The Tale of Rinji is a fairytale novel for grownups, set in ancient Japan. A ghost, a fox, a tanuki, a welcome cat and other legendary creatures journey together to seek the endings to their tales of romance, reincarnation and redemption.