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Forbidden love blooms in war-torn Japan.

This book is a captivating tale set in a tumultuous period of Japanese history. Through the lives of Hana, a courageous young woman sold into a brothel, and Yozo, a skilled swordsman searching for purpose, the reader is transported to the intricate world of the Yoshiwara, where secrets and danger lurk in every corner. Their forbidden love story will keep you on the edge of your seat, while immersing you in the beauty and tragedy of a bygone era. A must-read for those seeking a blend of history, romance, and adventure.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780593057940
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: War, Historical Romance

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Japan, 1868: the last shogun has been defeated, the age of the emperors is
about to begin - and in Japan's frozen north a diehard band of loyalists
plans a desperate last stand. Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes
to war, leaving her alone and very vulnerable.When enemy soldiers attack
her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of Tokyo and
takes refuge in the Yoshiwara, its famous pleasure quarter.There she is
sold into a brothel and forced to train as a courtesan. Yozo, a traveller,
adventurer and brilliant swordsman, returns to Japan after six years in the
Victorian West to discover that the world he left behind him has been
destroyed. Travelling north to join his rebel comrades, he is captured
during their final battle. Escaping, he makes his way south to the only
place where a man is beyond the reach of the law - the Yoshiwara. There in
the Nightless City where three thousand courtesans mingle with geishas and
jesters, the battered fugitive meets the beautiful courtesan.But each has a
secret so terrible that once revealed it will threaten not only their union
- but their very lives ...


Author: Lesley Downer
Publisher: Bantam Press
Publication Date: 2010
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Forbidden love blooms in war-torn Japan.

This book is a captivating tale set in a tumultuous period of Japanese history. Through the lives of Hana, a courageous young woman sold into a brothel, and Yozo, a skilled swordsman searching for purpose, the reader is transported to the intricate world of the Yoshiwara, where secrets and danger lurk in every corner. Their forbidden love story will keep you on the edge of your seat, while immersing you in the beauty and tragedy of a bygone era. A must-read for those seeking a blend of history, romance, and adventure.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.