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Title	:	The Last Concubine (The Shogun Quartet #2)
Author	:	Lesley Downer
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 480 pages
Published	:	February 11th 2008 by Bantam Press (first published 2008)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Japan. Fiction. Romance. Literature. Asian Literature. Historical Romance

The Last Concubine (The Shogun Quartet #2) Hardcover | Pages: 480 pages

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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 the women's palace - all of whom really existed - and of the civil war that brought their way of life to an end ...Japan, 1865: the women's palace in the great city of Edo is a sprawling complex much like a middle-eastern harem.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 as his concubine. But Japan is changing. Black Ships have arrived from the West, bringing foreigners eager to add Japan to their colonial empires. As civil war erupts, Sachi flees for her 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 unravel the mystery of her own origins - a mystery that encompasses a wrong so terrible that it threatens to destroy her ...From the timeless beauty of the Women's Palace in Edo 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. Hide

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Original Title:	The Last Concubine
ISBN:	0593057538 (ISBN13: 9780593057537)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Shogun Quartet #2
Characters:	Sachi, Tokugawa Iemochi, Shinzaemon, Daisuke Totoyama

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Ratings: 3.84 From 2792 Users | 178 Reviews

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This is not my usual type of book but I loved it.

Vivid descriptions of war scenarios where the civil war in Japan gone thru, indeed we learnt from history the path towards civilization and enlightenment was never a sweet experience from many. As a fan for historical fiction, this book contains the life style of the women surrounding the shogun.... It's a sweet ending and im contended with that..

I enjoyed this very long book. Believable and likable characters and richly detailed about an important and turbulent time in Japanese history.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8...This book lived up to almost all expectations the title woke with me. It is the story of the life of a young village girl that is taken to the palace of the shogun by his young wife. When the shogun dies, her story continues, although it is completely upside down because of all the political upheaval that was going on in Japan around the 1850's.I loved reading this book. I am already interested in 'the east', meaning that I know a tiny bit about ronin,

this book.., tell us bout the life inside the ooku (woman palace, place that shogun/ placed his concubines..).. tell us the story about the struggle of a young woman, sachi to find her love, her destiny, her mother, her happiness through her life as the last concubine

I read many favourable reviews about this book,and many of them were gushing with praise for it. A Japanese Gone with the wind With a gorgeous cover. Can you imagine I was so eager to get this book in my hands?The plot boils down to this: Sachi is a peasant girl who is adopted by a princess.The princess is going to be the shoguns wife. Sachi grows up in the Edo castle and learns the strict protocol of the castle and using a halberd. The heroine becomes noticed by the shogun and becomes his

Not a full review: Decent read, loved the characters and the friendship and dedication between them, but the book was sooooooo LONG.