“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.Author: Ellis Avery
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 12/04/2007
Pages: 480
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.28w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781594482731
Language: English
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