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Title details for The Shogun's Daughter by Laura Joh Rowland - Available

The Shogun's Daughter

A Novel of Feudal Japan

#17 in series

by Laura Joh Rowland
Bernadette Dunne
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Japan, 1704. In an elegant mansion a young woman named Tsuruhime lies on her deathbed. The death of the Shogun's daughter has immediate consequences on his regime. Faced with his own mortality and beset by troubles, he names as his heir Yoshisato, the seventeen-year-old son he only recently discovered was his. Until five months ago, Yoshisato was raised as the illegitimate son of Yanagisawa, the shogun's favorite advisor. Yanagisawa is also the longtime enemy of Sano Ichiro. When Sano learns that Tsuruhime's death may have been a murder, he sets off on a dangerous investigation as he struggles to keep his pregnant wife and his son safe. Instead, he and his family become the accused. And this time, they may not survive the day.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Sano Ichiro

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 17, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666602241
      • File size: 368903 KB
      • Duration: 12:48:32

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Bernadette Dunne is the ideal choice to narrate this tale of intrigue and betrayal in eighteenth-century Japan. She especially captures the strength and vividness of the female characters--from teenagers to pregnant wives. She's a master at switching between the narrative and the voices of the wide-ranging cast, both men and women. Dunne sets the stage for this complex story of murder, loyalty and succession by making the most of the emotions built into the story. Though this is a world unfamiliar to most listeners, Dunne's delivery reflects the common human experience at the center of the story, thereby making a bygone world familiar. M.R. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 15, 2013
      The death from smallpox of Tsuruhime, the shogun’s daughter, spells trouble for Sano Ichiro in Rowland’s outstanding 17th novel of feudal Japan (after 2012’s The Incense Game). Faced with picking an official heir, the shogun passes over his nephew, Ienobu, in favor of Yoshisato, a newly discovered “son,” who’s really the child of Sano’s bitterest rival, Yanagisawa. With the shogun’s acquiescence, Yanagisawa takes over Sano’s position as chamberlain, much reducing Sano’spay and retinue, and appointing him chief rebuilding magistrate. Believing that Yanagisawa may have played a part in Tsuruhime’s demise, Sano undertakes a dangerous inquiry into her death. But his code of honor dictates that he must follow the evidence wherever it might lead, even if the new chamberlain is exonerated in the process. Just when readers think that events can’t turn more against her hero, Rowland plausibly ups the ante, keeping this long-running series fresh and engaging. Agent: Pam Ahearn, Ahearn Agency.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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