Grass for His Pillow Contributor(s): Hearn, Lian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594480036 ISBN-13: 9781594480034 Publisher: Riverhead Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2004 Annotation: The spellbinding second installment of the internationally bestselling Tales of the Otori trilogy transports readers back to a mythical, medieval Japan in a story of clashing powers, divided loyalties, and passionate love. Click for more in this series: Tales of the Otori (Paperback) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Fiction | Alternative History - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2003043215 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 790 HL (High-Low) |
Series: Tales of the Otori (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.38" W x 7.77" L (0.68 lbs) 344 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Features: Ikids, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2004 pg. 315 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 75512 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Grass for His Pillow is the second book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. Don't miss the related series, The Tale of Shikanoko. Praised for its epic scope and descriptive detail, Across the Nightingale Floor, the first book in the Tales of the Otori series, was an international bestseller and critical success, named by the London Times as the most compelling novel to have been published this year. With Grass for His Pillow, Book Two, we return to the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's creation--a land of harsh beauty and deceptive appearances. In a complex social hierarchy, amid dissembling clans and fractured allegiances, there is no place for passionate young love. The orphan Takeo has been condemned to work as an assassin--an enforced occupation that his father sacrificed his own life to escape. Meanwhile, Takeo's beloved Shirakawa Kaede, heir to the Murayama and alone in the world, must find a way to unify the domain she has inherited, as she fights off the advances of would-be suitors and hopes against fading hope that Takeo will return to her... |
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