The Teahouse Fire
of Ellis Avery
Description
"Like attending seasons of elegant tea partiesâeach one resplendent with character and drama. Delicious.ââMaxine Hong Kingston The story of two women whose lives intersect in late-nineteenth-century Japan, The Teahouse Fire is also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of historyâJapan as it opens its doors to the West. It was a period when wearing a different color kimono could make a political statement, when women stopped blackening their teeth to profess an allegiance to Western ideas, and when Japanâs most mysterious riteâthe tea ceremonyâbecame not just a sacramental meal, but a ritual battlefield. We see it all through the eyes of Aurelia, an American orphan adopted by the Shin family, proprietors of a tea ceremony school, after their daughter, Yukako, finds her hiding on their grounds. Aurelia becomes Yukakoâs closest companion, and they, the Shin family, and all of Japan face a time of great challenges and uncertainty. Told in an enchanting and unforgettable voice, The Teahouse Fire is a lively, provocative, and lushly detailed historical novel of epic scope and compulsive readability.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 391 pages
- Publisher Riverhead Hardcover
- Publication Date December 28th 2006
- First Publication 01/01/00
- Language English
- ISBN 9781594489303
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Kyoto (Japan)']
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