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Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Total Pages: 321

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ISBN-10: 9780330477222

ISBN-13: 0330477226

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow by : Lian Hearn

Grass for His Pillow is the second novel in Lian Hearn's astonishingly beautiful series inspired by feudal Japan, Tales of the Otori. In the ancient Oriental lands of the Otori, amidst a time of violent war, famine and treacherous alliances, the fate of the young lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede hangs in the balance . . . Takeo, heir to the great Otori clan, has pledged his life to the secret Tribe. His supernatural skills of virtual invisibility and acute hearing make him their most deadly assassin. But he must deny the solemn oath of vengeance he made, his adopted birthright of wealth, land and power – and his love for Kaede. If he does not devote himself entirely to the brutal ways of the Tribe, they will kill him. Whichever path he chooses, it will lead to hardship and sacrifice in the bitter winter of the high mountains, and test him to the limits of his being. Kaede, heiress to vast lands, is now the valuable pawn of ruthless warlords. She must use her intelligence, beauty and cunning to assert her place in a world of all-powerful men – who must never suspect the dangerous secret she hides.

Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks). This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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Publisher: Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)

Total Pages: 344

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ISBN-10: 1594480036

ISBN-13: 9781594480034

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow by : Lian Hearn

Adopted by an Otori Lord, orphan Takeo rises to become a closely held member of the Tribe and finds his love for Maruyama heir Shirakawa Kaede challenged by dissembling clans and fractured allegiances, in the sequel to Across the Nightingale Floor. Reprint.

Grass for His Pillow: Book 2 Tales of the Otori

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow: Book 2 Tales of the Otori PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-05-11 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Grass for His Pillow: Book 2 Tales of the Otori

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Publisher: Hachette UK

Total Pages: 243

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ISBN-10: 9780733625282

ISBN-13: 0733625282

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow: Book 2 Tales of the Otori by : Lian Hearn

** CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF OTORI ** FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD. In 40 languages. One of the most thrilling series of our time. Enter the feudal world of the Otori - filled with magic, treachery and intrigue - inspired by medieval Japan and created by acclaimed Australian author, Lian Hearn. 'The best story of magic, love, sex, revenge and suspense to have come this way since Philip Pullman.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY In the ancient lands of the Otori, in a time of war and famine, the fate of the young lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede hangs in the balance. Takeo, heir to the great Otori clan, has pledged his life to the secret Tribe. To follow their brutal directions and become their most deadly assassin he must deny the spiritual vows of his peaceful upbringing, his birthright of wealth, land and power - and his love for Kaede. If he turns his back on the Tribe they will kill him. Forced to take a path that leads him to extreme danger Takeo grows from boy to man. Kaede, heiress to vast lands, is now the valuable pawn of ruthless warlords. She must use her intelligence, beauty and cunning to assert her place in a world of all-powerful men - who must never suspect the dangerous secret she hides. INCLUDES an extract from BRILLIANCE OF THE MOON PLUS three chapters of EMPEROR OF THE EIGHT ISLANDS, the first novel in Lian Hearn's spellbinding new Tale of Shikanoko series. 'One of the most thrilling series of our time.' THE TIMES '... a world that is rich with character and detail, yet effortless to read' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 'An engrossing fantasy saga of literary quality.' THE AGE 'Lian Hearn's marvellous storytelling talent ... makes reading these books a moment of pure bliss.' LE MONDE

Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Grass for His Pillow

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ISBN-10: 0142404322

ISBN-13: 9780142404324

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow by : Lian Hearn

When he is abducted by his teacher, Takeo is forced to work as an assassin, and his beloved, Maruyama, returns to a broken family.

Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by . This book was released on 2003-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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ISBN-10: 0333980301

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Grass for My Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for My Pillow PDF written by 才一·丸谷 and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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Publisher: Columbia University Press

Total Pages: 361

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ISBN-10: 9780231126588

ISBN-13: 0231126581

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Book Synopsis Grass for My Pillow by : 才一·丸谷

First published in Japanese in 1966, this debut novel by the critically acclaimed author of Singular Rebellion creates an unparalleled portrait of a man at odds with his society, and with himself."--BOOK JACKET.

Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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ISBN-10: 1417744987

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow by : Lian Hearn

For use in schools and libraries only. Adopted by an Otori Lord, orphan Takeo rises to become a closely held member of the Tribe and finds his love for Maruyama heir Shirakawa Kaede challenged by dissembling clans and fractured allegiances, in the sequel to Across the Nightingale Floor.

Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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Total Pages: 278

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ISBN-10: 141562609X

ISBN-13: 9781415626092

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow by : Lian Hearn

The orphan Takeo has been claimed by the Tribe and held against his will, forced to work as an assassin and leave behind his beloved Shirakawa, leading him to fight for his freedom, even if it may cost him his life.

Telluria

Download or Read eBook Telluria PDF written by Vladimir Sorokin and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Telluria

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Publisher: New York Review of Books

Total Pages: 353

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ISBN-10: 9781681376349

ISBN-13: 1681376342

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Book Synopsis Telluria by : Vladimir Sorokin

In the warring, neo-feudal society of this cross-genre novel for fans of Cormac McCarthy and William Gibson, the greatest treasure is a dose of tellurium—a magical drug administered by a spike through the brain. Telluria is set in the future, when a devastating holy war between Europe and Islam has succeeded in returning the world to the torpor and disorganization of the Middle Ages. Europe, China, and Russia have all broken up. The people of the world now live in an array of little nations that are like puzzle pieces, each cultivating its own ideology or identity, a neo-feudal world of fads and feuds, in which no one power dominates. What does, however, travel everywhere is the appetite for the special substance tellurium. A spike of tellurium, driven into the brain by an expert hand, offers a transforming experience of bliss; incorrectly administered, it means death. The fifty chapters of Telluria map out this brave new world from fifty different angles, as Vladimir Sorokin, always a virtuoso of the word, introduces us to, among many other figures, partisans and princes, peasants and party leaders, a new Knights Templar, a harem of phalluses, and a dog-headed poet and philosopher who feasts on carrion from the battlefield. The book is an immense and sumptuous tapestry of the word, carnivalesque and cruel, and Max Lawton, Sorokin’s gifted translator, has captured it in an English that carries the charge of Cormac McCarthy and William Gibson.

Grass for His Pillow

Download or Read eBook Grass for His Pillow PDF written by Lian Hearn and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2006 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Total Pages: 308

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ISBN-10: 0330446983

ISBN-13: 9780330446983

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Book Synopsis Grass for His Pillow by : Lian Hearn

Both Takeo and Kaede have visions of their future. Takeo works to escape the Tribe and fulfill the last wishes of his adoptive father. 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.