Gardens of Bucharest
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In every heart, there is a garden - some beautiful, some poisonous, some spoiled, some dying - each one reflecting the kaleidoscope and individualistic nature of humans.
Bucharest, Romania is a microcosm of such phenomena.
Gardens of Bucharest chronicles the wayward lives of magicians Sebastian Ardelean, a boy wishing to disappear and living a quiet life, and Esma Peker, a girl with a headstrong heart and lofty ambitions. Despite their differing personalities, their fates are entwined and they discover that the last farewell between them will be found on Death's Door.
Magic is both the string and the scissor defining their relationship. It is magic that brought them together for thirteen years, magic that will break them apart for seven years, but it will be a murder that will bring them back again.
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