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The last concubine [electronic resource] / Lesley Downer.

Downer, Lesley. (Author).

Summary:

From the timeless beauty of the women's palace in Edo Japan, to bloody battles fought outside its walls, The Last Concubine is an epic evocation of a country in revolution, and of a young woman's quest to find out who she really is.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143176497 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 0143176498 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (489 p.) : ill., maps.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Viking Canada, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes Penguin Readers Guide p. [481].
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 478-480).
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Young women > Fiction > Japan > Young women > Fiction.
Concubinage > Japan > Fiction.
Japan > Kings and rulers > Paramours > Fiction.
Japan > History > To 1868 > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Electronic books.


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