'A herculean achievement...strong plot and strong characterisation'The TimesIt is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama,the gai-jin,the hated foreigners,seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan,who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves. At the head of the Shogunate party is the Lord Yoshi,a direct descendant of Shogun Toranaga,who shares all of his ancestor's cunning and ambition.'A passionate portrait of suffering...a strange and gripping tale of a nation's deflowerment'Mail on Sunday
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9780340766170Number of pages: 1232Weight: 834 gDimensions: 197 x 164 x 57 mm
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A passionate portrait of suffering...a strange and gripping tale of a nation's deflowermentA grand historical perspective that makes us feel we're understanding how today's Japan came into being...absorbing...full of rich characters and complicated actionA world of intrigue,violence and betrayal,where the only certainty is that that no-one can be trustedGAI-JIN is a major readA herculean achievement...strong plot and strong characterisation
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