The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai
Paperback Published on: 17/01/2013
Price: £24.00
Synopsis
I am Kozaisho: Fifth daughter, Woman-For-Play, teller of stories, lover, wife and Flower Samurai.
In the rich, dazzling, brutal world of twelfth century Japan, one young girl begins her epic journey, from the warmth of family to the Village of Outcasts. Marked out by an auspicious omen, she is trained in the ancient warrior arts of the samurai. But it is through the power of storytelling that she learns to fight her fate, twisting her life onto a path even she could not have imagined . . .
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9780755389285
- Number of pages: 560
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 40 mm
- Weight: 384g
- Languages: English
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Much better than anticipated
In a diversion to my Normal genre of reading material The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai was much better than I expected. A wonderful journey through th... READ MORE
Be Transported back to 12th Century Japan
What a amazing tell of a young girls life in 12th century Japan. The detail really transports you to Japan as you follow Koaisho growing up. Its about her ... READ MORE
Not as good as I had anticipated
The story is set in twelfth century China and the book starts with the death of the main character, which really was the end of the story, before we had be... READ MORE
Absorbing, but.....
Although I can, and do, appreciate the historical detail in this novel I am decidedly ambivalent towards it. It is absorbing, in the sense that I found mys... READ MORE
Haunting
It seems like a catalogue of tragedies at times rather than a plot in the sense I'm used to. It is convincingly written and leaves me wanting to find out m... READ MORE
Much better than anticipated
In a diversion to my Normal genre of reading material The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai was much better than I expected. A wonderful journey through th... READ MORE
Interesting
This book tells the story of Kozaisho, Fifth daughter in China in the twelfth century. I found this a very interesting plot and very well written. Not only... READ MORE
An 'honourable' effort!!
A gripping novel following the story of Kozaisho: Fifth daughter, Woman-For-Play; teller of stories, as her life unfolds from the poor farm surroundings to... READ MORE
The Pillow Book of the Flower Samurai
Flower Samurai follws the life of 'Fifth Daugheter' in 12th century China as she is sold by her family for their honour and takes on many roles such as Wom... READ MORE
Something different for historical fiction lovers
In 12th century Japan a little girl called Kozaisho is sold by her family to a local dignitary in exchange for more land. Caught up in events she at first ... READ MORE
a brilliant book
This is a gripping story, set in 12th century Japan, follows Kozaisho, Fifth Daughter, from her humble start, in a large family of poor country dwellers, t... READ MORE
A brilliant book, was sad to finish it
The Pillow Book of thie title is the name given to diaries written by the Japanese. This book tells the story of the a young girl's (Kozaisho) life in 12th... READ MORE
A Labour of Love
This book is obviously a labour of love for the author but I found it really hard labour to read. Set in 12th century Japan the story is told in the form o... READ MORE
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