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Title: The Courtesan and the Samurai
Author: Lesley Downer
Narrator: Maggie Ollerenshaw
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-20-11
Publisher: Oakhill Publishing
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Hana is 17 when her husband goes to war. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees to the Yoshiwara, Tokyo's pleasure quarter, where she becomes a courtesan. Yozo returns to Japan to discover that the world he left behind has been destroyed. Travelling north to join his rebel comrades, he is captured but escapes making his way south-to the Yoshiwara. There the battered fugitive meets the beautiful courtesan. But each has a secret so terrible, that once revealed, it will threaten their very lives...
Critic Reviews:
"This is historical romance at its best." (Lancashire Evening Post)
Members Reviews:
compelling the a good read
I quite liked this, I knew a bit about the meiji restoration, but history is written by the winners and the story that I knew was of the southern clans. this is about the northerners and their bid to hang on to their shogun and the struggles that both men and women went through. the writing is not brilliant, its just missing that extra wow factor that you get when you read someone truly good at what they do. but worth the read nonetheless.
Wonderful book
I am only 1/2 through this book but it is very interesting. Good story line. I ordered my book and had it within 5 days so
the customer service was great....
Five Stars
Warm love story. Nicely done.
Good boolk
Well written by a great author. I am looking forward to more work from this author. This author is one of my favorites.
Reads like a harlequin
This novel had a great amount of potential, it was well researched and had a good premise. The romance seemed to be what ruined it. Characters, once the romance was introduced, became less historically accurate. Up until when the lovers meet, the main characters were more believable. The gratuitous sex scenes were also a little too much. The level of detail included added nothing to the story. Overall, very disappointed as the book should have been much better.
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Title: The Courtesan and the Samurai
Author: Lesley Downer
Narrator: Maggie Ollerenshaw
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-20-11
Publisher: Oakhill Publishing
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Hana is 17 when her husband goes to war. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees to the Yoshiwara, Tokyo's pleasure quarter, where she becomes a courtesan. Yozo returns to Japan to discover that the world he left behind has been destroyed. Travelling north to join his rebel comrades, he is captured but escapes making his way south-to the Yoshiwara. There the battered fugitive meets the beautiful courtesan. But each has a secret so terrible, that once revealed, it will threaten their very lives...
Critic Reviews:
"This is historical romance at its best." (Lancashire Evening Post)
Members Reviews:
compelling the a good read
I quite liked this, I knew a bit about the meiji restoration, but history is written by the winners and the story that I knew was of the southern clans. this is about the northerners and their bid to hang on to their shogun and the struggles that both men and women went through. the writing is not brilliant, its just missing that extra wow factor that you get when you read someone truly good at what they do. but worth the read nonetheless.
Wonderful book
I am only 1/2 through this book but it is very interesting. Good story line. I ordered my book and had it within 5 days so
the customer service was great....
Five Stars
Warm love story. Nicely done.
Good boolk
Well written by a great author. I am looking forward to more work from this author. This author is one of my favorites.
Reads like a harlequin
This novel had a great amount of potential, it was well researched and had a good premise. The romance seemed to be what ruined it. Characters, once the romance was introduced, became less historically accurate. Up until when the lovers meet, the main characters were more believable. The gratuitous sex scenes were also a little too much. The level of detail included added nothing to the story. Overall, very disappointed as the book should have been much better.