The Last Concubine. Lesley Downer

By Lesley Downer

Book Overview

Japan 1865 the women's palace in the great city of Edo.

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 to be his concubine.

But Japan is changing and as civil war erupts Sachi flees for her life. Rescued by a rebel warrior she finds unknown feelings stirring within her; but this is a world in which private passions have no place and there is not even a word for 'love'.

Before she dare dream of a life with him Sachi must uncover the secret of her own origins - a secret that encompasses a wrong so terrible that it threatens to destroy her ....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552155209
• ISBN13: 9780552155205
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Enchanting, exquisite and full of emotions

I haven't finish reading this book but I feel I should write this review now. It is one of those 'I can't wait to know the ending but I don't want this story to end' books. Lesley Downer is an excellent storyteller and writer. As I read this book, I can picture Sachi in my mind. Her every move and her emotionals are mine to feel. An exquisite and beautiful story.