the tokaido road by lucia st clair robson

And she will need them all, for a ronin, a lordless samurai-Tosa no Hanshiro, has been hired to trail her. All she has is her samurai training-in Haiku and Tanka poetry, in the use of the deadly six-foot weapon, the naginata, and in Japanese Zen thought. A fascinating adventure, it is the journey of a young woman along the Tokaido road, which runs most of the length of Japan, fraught with dangers and fascinating. Predicting The Past The Etiquette of Ashes The Texas Connection.

Clair Robson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4.5 188 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 4 million more titles 4.99 to buy Audiobook 0. Cat believes he is three hundred miles to the southwest in the imperial city of Kyoto.ĭisguising her loveliness in the humble garments of a traveling priest, Cat begins her quest. Letters From Japan German Page Translated Books Books By Author Brian Daley Author Blog. Clair Robson The Tokaido Road Kindle Edition by Lucia St. She has written several novels, including The Tokaido Road, and Ride the Wind, which won the Golden Spur Award. She served in the Peace Corps in Venezuela and has lived in Japan and Arizona. sort by Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Clair Robson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. Yet Cat’s career is temporary the powerful Lord Kira’s campaign against her family is continuing and she must find Oishi, leader of the samurai of the Asano clan, weapons master, philosopher, and Cat’s teacher. Clair Robson Average rating 4.24 9,445 ratings 970 reviews shelved 24,960 times Showing 19 distinct works. To do so, she will have to travel the Tokaido Road.Īs the novel opens, Lady Asano has transformed herself into Cat, a high-ranking courtesan, to support her widowed mother. Adrift in a dangerous world, she vows to avenge her father’s death and restore his name to honor. Clair Robson Five formats available Buy On Amazon The Tokaido Road An account of Japan’s most famous revenge story set in 1702. This is how Lady Asano has felt since the forced suicide of her father. An account of Japan’s most famous revenge story set in 1702.

The tokaido road by lucia st clair robson