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Grass for His Pillow
Lian Hearn
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Description for Grass for His Pillow
paperback. Series: Tales of the Otori. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Tales of the Otori
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509837816
SKU
V9781509837816
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Ref
99-50
About Lian Hearn
Lian Hearn studied modern languages at Oxford University and worked as a film critic and arts editor in London before settling in Australia. A lifelong interest in Japan led to the study of the Japanese language, many trips to Japan, and culminated in the writing of the Tales of the Otori series. Hearn is also the author ... Read more
Reviews for Grass for His Pillow
The beauty, savagery and strangeness of Hearn's gripping tale is heightened by her exquisite, crystalline prose. The second instalment in the Tales of the Otori is, astonishingly, even better than Across the Nightingale Floor.
Independent on Sunday
An enthralling and original work of fantasy.
The Times
The writing is extraordinary . . . Virtually pitch perfect. ... Read more
Independent on Sunday
An enthralling and original work of fantasy.
The Times
The writing is extraordinary . . . Virtually pitch perfect. ... Read more