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The Peony Lantern

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The spellbinding new historical novel from multi-award-winning Australian author Frances Watts

Ages 12+

When Kasumi leaves her remote village for the teeming city of Edo, her life is transformed. As a lady-in-waiting in a samurai mansion she discovers a rare talent for art and falls in love with a young samurai. How could she ever return to the life of a simple mountain girl?

But Kasumi must set aside her own concerns. Her country is on the brink of change and Edo is simmering with tension. And her mistress has a dangerous secret-a secret that Kasumi is gradually drawn into...

Set against the vivid backdrop of nineteenth-century Japan, THE PEONY LANTERN is a powerful story of art, love and friendship, and finding your own path.

Language: English

Pages: 289

Format: Paperback

Publisher: ABC Books

Release: July 01, 2015

ISBN: 0733332927

ISBN 13: 9780733332920

The Peony Lantern

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The spellbinding new historical novel from multi-award-winning Australian author Frances Watts

Ages 12+

When Kasumi leaves her remote village for the teeming city of Edo, her life is transformed. As a lady-in-waiting in a samurai mansion she discovers a rare talent for art and falls in love with a young samurai. How could she ever return to the life of a simple mountain girl?

But Kasumi must set aside her own concerns. Her country is on the brink of change and Edo is simmering with tension. And her mistress has a dangerous secret-a secret that Kasumi is gradually drawn into...

Set against the vivid backdrop of nineteenth-century Japan, THE PEONY LANTERN is a powerful story of art, love and friendship, and finding your own path.

Language: English

Pages: 289

Format: Paperback

Publisher: ABC Books

Release: July 01, 2015

ISBN: 0733332927

ISBN 13: 9780733332920

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