Grass for His Pillow: Tales of Otori, Book Two
Both Takeo and Kaede have visions of their future. Takeo works to escape the Tribe and fulfill the last wishes of his adoptive father, Lord Shigeru Otori. And Kaede, heir to two seats of power, moves forward step by step, aided by her own wits and a precarious alliance with Lord Fujiwara. In...
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Both Takeo and Kaede have visions of their future. Takeo works to escape the Tribe and fulfill the last wishes of his adoptive father, Lord Shigeru Otori. And Kaede, heir to two seats of power, moves forward step by step, aided by her own wits and a precarious alliance with Lord Fujiwara. In their separate worlds, the two long for each other, knowing that they are meant to be together, wondering if they will ever see each other again. . . .
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ISBN:
9781101217245 (1101217243)
Publish date: May 21st 2004
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan,
Japanese Literature
Series: Tales of the Otori (#2)
Second in the series, the characters learn and grow, looking forward to the last in the series.
I liked the second half of this book better than the first, but I shall hold my actual review until I'm done with the last book...
I wasn't able to finish it. I know I missed something as many others felt the series was only getting better, but it only read like an over-melodramatic ...well, not a chick flick, but almost.The first book was a fast read - I couldn't put it down. The plot was full, fast moving and entertaining bu...
I liked the second half of this book better than the first, but I shall hold my actual review until I'm done with the last book...
A fine follow-up to Across the Nightingale Floor, this historical romance set in medieval Japan continues the saga of Lady Shirakawa Kaede and Otori Takeo. I docked a star because until Kaede stops letting the menfolk boss her around and starts raising an army to defend her inheritance, the first ha...
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