I was really intrigued by the description of The Shogun's Daughter and decided to give it a try. I've been trying to broaden my reading selections a bit this year, stepping out of the realms of American and European historical fiction to check out some books that I might not have normally picked up off a shelf. The author conveys these admirably well.more
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I have read several of the books in the series and enjoyed being transported to feudal Japan, by story and by the descriptions. The plot is complex and though this story is fictional, the historical background and the detailed description of setting gives us a strong sense of the time and place, the atmosphere and political culture. I have read several of the books in the series and enjoyed being transported to feudal Japan, by story Even though this novel and this series of detective novels is set in 18th century Japan, the dialogue is fairly modern and the characters are so well drawn that we can easily relate to them. I highly recommend this novel for anyone who loves a good mystery, and for those who enjoy historical fiction with exotic settings.moreĮven though this novel and this series of detective novels is set in 18th century Japan, the dialogue is fairly modern and the characters are so well drawn that we can easily relate to them. But now that I've dived into this one, I fully intend to go back and see what I've been missing with the rest of the books! I didn't realize that this book was the 17th (yes, 17th!) book in Rowland's series that features Sano Ichiro and his family, but even without previous knowledge of the characters or backstory this novel is easily read as a stand-alone work. And if that isn't enough to keep the reader interested, then the intriguing mystery that weaves through this story will keep them on the edge of their seats until the very end.
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Her descriptive style of writing plus the fascinating narrative is a thing of joy to read. And if that isn't enough to keep the reader interested, then the intriguing mystery that weaves through this story will keep them on the edge of their seats I was captivated by this book from the first paragraph! I have always enjoyed fiction set in the Orient, and author Laura Joh Rowland does a magnificent job of transporting her reading right into the heart of feudal Japan of the 1700's with this novel. I was captivated by this book from the first paragraph! I have always enjoyed fiction set in the Orient, and author Laura Joh Rowland does a magnificent job of transporting her reading right into the heart of feudal Japan of the 1700's with this novel. Laura Joh Rowland's thrilling series set in Feudal Japan is as gripping and entertaining as ever.more And this time, they may not survive the day. Instead, he and his family become the accused. Sano doubts that Yoshisato is really the Shogun's son, believing it's more likely a power-play by Yanagisawa. When Sano learns that Tsuruhime's death may have been a murder, he sets off on a dangerous investigation that leads to more death and destruction as he struggles to keep his pregnant wife, Reiko, and his son safe.
Yanagisawa is also the longtime enemy of Sano Ichiro.
Until five months ago, Yoshisato was raised as the illegitimate son of Yanagisawa, the shogun's favorite advisor. Faced with his own mortality and beset by troubles caused by the recent earthquake, he names as his heir Yoshisato, the seventeen-year-old son he only recently discovered was his. There will be no grandchild to leave the kingdom. The death of the Shogun's daughter has immediate consequences on his regime. After Tsuruhime takes her last breath, the old woman watching from the doorway says, “Who’s going to tell the Shogun his daughter is dead?” Incense burns, to banish the evil spirits of disease. In an elegant mansion a young woman named Tsuruhime lies on her deathbed, attended by her nurse. After Tsuruhime takes her last breath, the old woman watching from the doorway says, “Who’s going to tell the Shogun his daughter is dead?” The death of the Shogun's daughter Japan, 1704.
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