US: Penguin Publishing Group, 2007. Paperback. Used - Very Good. 5.1 x 1 x 8 inches. pp 480 paperback in very good condition; clean pages; uncreased spine that has some rubbing along the edge; light edgewear

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“Like attending seasons of elegant tea parties—each one resplendent with character and drama. Delicious.”—Maxine 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 history—Japan 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 Japan’s most mysterious rite—the tea ceremony—became 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 Yukako’s 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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Bookseller: Paper Garden Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: PGB614
Title: The Teahouse Fire
Author: Avery, Ellis
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 159448273X
ISBN 13: 9781594482731
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Place of Publication: US
Date Published: 2007
Size: 5.1 x 1 x 8 inches
X weight: 15 oz

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