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Across A Bridge Of Dreams by Lesley Downer
37.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Based on the true story of the 'last samurai', Across a Bridge of Dreams is an epic tale of love and war, of a nation divided and a love that can never be. In the brave new Japan of the 1870s, Taka and Nobu meet as children and fall in love; but their relationship will test the limits of society. Un ...Show more
Geisha by Lesley Downer
29.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Ever since westerners arrived in Japan, we have been intrigued by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of fictional creations, from Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden's MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. The reality of the geisha's existence has, however, rarely been described. Contrary to popular opinion, ge ...Show more
Madame Sadayakko by Lesley Downer
24.99 NZD
30.00 (16% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
Madame Sadayakko was the ultimate geisha, so exquisite that the prime minister of the day paid a fortune to deflower her. But she was a rebel who wanted to carve her own path in life. In 1899 she married a subversive avant garde actor and, with a troupe of other actors, they set out on the first ever to ...Show more
Madame Sadayakko by Lesley Downer
39.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Madame Sadayakko was the ultimate geisha, who became an instant star when she took to the stage. She danced for the Prince of Wales, Picasso painted her and Rodin admired her. But in Japan she suffered the stigma of being an ex-geisha and was forced to choose between respectability and love.
The Courtesan and the Samurai by Lesley Downer
29.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
1868. In Japan's exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love ...Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the Yoshiwara, i ...Show more
The Courtesan and the Samurai by Lesley Downer
38.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
1868. In Japan's exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love ...Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the Yoshiwara, i ...Show more
The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer
36.99 NZD
38.00 (2% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
How do you fall in love when your society has no word for it? The Last Concubine is an epic love story closely based on historical events, chronicling 19th century Japan's extraordinary change from a medieval to a modern country. This is the story of a shogun, a princess and the three thousand women of ...Show more
The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer
26.99 NZD
48.00 (43% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
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, ...Show more
The Shogun's Queen by Lesley Downer
37.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The Shogun Quartet
Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear - love, loyalty and maybe life itself ...Japan, and the year is 1853. Growing up among the samurai of the Satsuma Clan, in Japan's deep south, the fiery, beautiful and headstrong Okatsu ...Show more
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