Книга: Lesley Downer «The Last Concubine»

The Last Concubine

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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, Sachi flees forher life. Rescued by a rebel warrior, she finds unknown feelings stirring within her; but this is a world in which private passions have no place and there is not even a word for ‘love’. Before she dare dream of a life with him, Sachi must uncover the secret of her own origins– a secret that encompasses a wrong so terrible that it threatens to destroy her....

Издательство: "Transworld Publishers" (2009)

ISBN: 978-0-552-15520-5

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The Last ConcubineJapan, 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… — Transworld Publishers, Подробнее...2009841бумажная книга

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