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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.
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The Last Concubine, Lesley Downer
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- The Last Concubine
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lesley Downer
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN10
- 0593057600
- ISBN13
- 9780593057605
- Series
- The Shogun Quartet
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Love, Women, 19th century, Japan, Asia, Civil War, Asian Fiction, Emperors, Harems, Samurais, Concubines
- First published
- 2008
- Original title
- The last concubine
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- 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.