The courtesan and the samurai
Downer, Lesley2010
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Hana is just 17 when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and 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.
Main title:
The courtesan and the samurai / Lesley Downer.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam, 2010.
Collation:
x, 336 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780593057933 (hbk)0593057937 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
670098