![]() ![]() The locations are breath-taking and so well described that it’s easy to find yourself absorbed in the book from the first couple of pages a mean feat that most authors don’t manage. Although this can make it confusing it allows the book to be read in bite-sized chunks, which is perfect when you don’t have much time. The book is split into parts that are in turn split into chapters before once again being split into parts. Sachi is forced to flee under the guise of princess but her journey turns out to be far longer than planned as she meets significant people and learns more about her mysterious heritage. ![]() Soon after the armies in the south rise up against those who support the new Shogun, wanting to reclaim the land for the emperor. There she becomes his concubine for the briefest of periods before he dies. When the procession baring the country’s princess stops in her village the Princess whisks her away with her to the palace of the Shogun, the ruler of the land. Sachi is the adopted daughter of country Samurai. As well as this, Waterstones bookstore has had it as part of its 3 for 2 offer for months. ![]() If you go in to look at another book of the genre it often pops up. ![]() The Last Concubine has been on the recommended list of Amazon’s Japanese fiction for some time. She has written many books on the subject but The Last Concubine is her first work of fiction. Lesley Downer is a British-Chinese historian in love with all things Japanese. ![]()
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