Grass for his Pillow (Tales of Otori 2)

by Lian Hearn | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0330415263 Global Overview for this book
Registered by teachie of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on 7/6/2009
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2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by teachie from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Monday, July 6, 2009
This is a fantastic follow up to Across the Nightingale floor.
Product Description
In the ancient Oriental lands of the Otori, amidst a time of violent war, famine and treacherous alliances, the fate of the young lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede hangs in the balance...Takeo, heir to the great Otori clan, has pledged his life to the secret Tribe. His supernatural skills of virtual invisibility and acute hearing make him their most deadly assassin. But he must deny the solemn oath of vengeance he made, his adopted birthright of wealth, land and power - and his love for Kaede. If he does not devote himself entirely to the brutal ways of the Tribe, they will kill him. Whichever path he choose, it will lead to hardship and sacrifice in the bitter winter of the high mountains, and test him to the limits of his being. Kaede, heiress to vast lands, is now the valuable pawn of ruthless warlords. She must use her intelligence, beauty and cunning to assert her place in a world of all-powerful men - who must never suspect the dangerous secret she hides. 'The beauty, savagery and strangeness of Hearn's gripping tale is heightened by her exquisite, crystalline prose. The second installment in the "Tales of the Otori" is, astonishingly, even better than "Across the Nightingale Floor"' - "Independent on Sunday".
I am keeping this for the Fantasy VBB.

Journal Entry 2 by teachie at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Sunday, September 4, 2011
This is now off to Elsi who chose this book from the Fantasy VBB. Enjoy:)

Journal Entry 3 by elsi at Sanger, Texas USA on Sunday, October 16, 2011
Received on 11 October. I'm looking forward to reading the whole series.

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