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The Teahouse Fire

By Ellis Avery

The Teahouse Fire Poetry

The Teahouse Fire

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"Like attending seasons of elegant tea parties—each one resplendent with character and drama. Delicious.”—Maxine Hong Kingston The story of two women whose lives intersect in late-nineteenth-century Japan, The Teahouse Fire is also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of history—Japan as it opens its doors to the West. It was a period when wearing a different color kimono could make a political statement, when women stopped blackening their teeth to profess an allegiance to Western ideas, and when Japan's most mysterious rite—the tea ceremony—became not just a sacramental meal, but a ritual battlefield. We see it all through the eyes of Aurelia, an American orphan adopted by the Shin family, proprietors of a tea ceremony school, after their daughter, Yukako, finds her hiding on their grounds. Aurelia becomes Yukako's closest companion, and they, the Shin family, and all of Japan face a time of great challenges and uncertainty. Told in an enchanting and unforgettable voice, The Teahouse Fire is a lively, provocative, and lushly detailed historical novel of epic scope and compulsive readability.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
482
Release Date:
2007-12-04
Publication Date:
2007-12-04
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
159448273X
ISBN13:
9781594482731
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
525 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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