![The Commoner: A Novel](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/719/515/9780385515719.RH.0.m.jpg)
The Commoner: A Novel
por John Burnham Schwartz
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- ISBN 10
- 0385515715
- ISBN 13
- 9780385515719
- Livreiro
-
Vinemont, Alabama, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Sinopse
It is 1959 when Haruko, a young woman of good family, marries the Crown Prince of Japan, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. She is the first non-aristocratic woman to enter the longest-running, almost hermetically sealed, and mysterious monarchy in the world. Met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress and her minions, Haruko is controlled at every turn. The only interest the court has in her is her ability to produce an heir. After finally giving birth to a son, Haruko suffers a nervous breakdown and loses her voice. However, determined not to be crushed by the imperial bureaucrats, she perseveres. Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman--a rising star in the foreign ministry--to accept the marriage proposal of her son, the Crown Prince. The consequences are tragic and dramatic. Told in the voice of Haruko, meticulously researched and superbly imagined, The Commoner is the mesmerizing, moving, and surprising story of a brutally rarified and controlled existence at once hidden and exposed, and of a complex relationship between two isolated women who, despite being visible to all, are truly understood only by each other. With the unerring skill of a master storyteller, John Burnham Schwartz has written his finest novel yet.
Avaliações
(Entrar ou Criar uma conta primeiro!)
Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Cheryl's Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- Nrbox70053927
- Título
- The Commoner: A Novel
- Autor
- John Burnham Schwartz
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0385515715
- ISBN 13
- 9780385515719
- Editorial
- Nan A. Talese
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1/22/2008
- Dimensão
- 6x1x8
- X weight
- 18 oz
Termos da venda
Cheryl's Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please contact us if you aren\'t completely satisfied with your purchase for a full refund.
Sobre o Vendedor
Cheryl's Books
Sobre Cheryl's Books
Glossário
Alguns termos que podem ser usados ??nesta descrição incluem:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...