The Last Concubine
The Shogun Quartet, Book 2
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2009
Summary
Japan, 1865, the women’s palace in the great city of Edo.
Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man - the young shogun. Sachi, a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl, is chosen to be his concubine.
But Japan is changing, and as civil war erupts, Sachi flees for her life. Rescued by a rebel warrior, she finds unknown feelings stirring within her; but this is a world in which private passions have no place and there is n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552155205 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552155209 |
| Author: | Lesley Downer |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 419g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 37mm |
| Series: | Corgi Books |
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About The Author
Lesley Downer
Lesley Downer grew up in a home filled with books on Asia, thanks to her mother being Chinese and her father a professor of Chinese studies. However, it was Japan, rather than China, that captivated her, leading her to live there for fifteen years.
She has authored numerous books exploring Japan and its culture, including “Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World” and “Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha who Seduced the West.” Downer has also presented television programs about Japan for notable broadcasters such as Channel 4, the BBC, and NHK.
Currently residing in London with her husband, the author Arthur I. Miller, she continues to visit Japan annually.
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