Author(s): Lian Hearn

General Fiction

Takeo, heir to the great Otori clan, has pledged his life to the secret Tribe. His supernatural skills of invisibility and acute hearing make him their most deadly assassin. He must deny the spiritual vows of his peaceful upbringing, his birthright of wealth, land and power - and his love for Kaede. If he does not devote himself to the brutal activities of the Tribe, they will kill him.

Takeo grows from boy to man, and takes a path that leads to extremes of danger, hardship and sacrifice in the bitter winter of the high mountains. Kaede, now the valuable pawn of ruthless warlords, must use her intelligence, beauty and cunning to assert her place in a world of all-powerful men.

Grass for his Pillow - the spellbinding second instalment of the internationally best-selling Tales of the Otori trilogy - transports us to a mythical, medieval Japan, in a story of clashing powers, divided loyalties and passionate love played out on a dazzling landscape.