THE COURTESAN AND THE SAMURAI: HISTORICAL ROMANCE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Lesley Downer | 480 pages | 17 Mar 2011 | Transworld Publishers Ltd | 9780552155328 | English | London, United Kingdom The Courtesan and the Samurai: Historical Romance PDF Book At this time, courtesans were still sought after by the elite, but very shortly after, geisha women, partners of the new ruling Imperial elite installed in the newly named Tokyo, were elevated to higher social status. Here he meets Hana, and they fall in love. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Buy from…. Featured Book. Abandoned after pages. The pacing is slow and really the only interesting parts were in the yoshiwara. During this viewing she is meant to pick out a man to be her lover. Yeah, women get a pretty word like courtesan, but men are gig-o-los. Only flag lists that clearly need our attention. Lucia Jordan. She has to leave her house and look for protection at the address her husband had given her before he left. Who was that Fuyu woman to her, anyway? Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Skye Warren Goodreads Author. Confessions of a Rentboy by T. About 3 hours ago. In the beginning her husband is leaving for war and she wields a sword to defend her home. Dec 31, AM. Claire Kent Goodreads Author. Lizzy Grey Goodreads Author. Only flag comments that clearly need our attention. I wasnt able to put it down and found myself entranced by two aspects of Lesley Downer's creativity. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. About an hour ago. Leisa Rayven Goodreads Author. Elizabeth Hoyt Goodreads Author. I knew also from the beginning that this lady had really done her research and knew her subject well. Basically: testosterone. Loretta Chase. The Courtesan and the Samurai: Historical Romance Writer Want to Read saving…. Refresh and try again. Original Title. View all online retailers. Ruby books 51 friends. Livia Ellis Goodreads Author. The Ice Princess Princes Trilogy, 3. I didn't like this partly because I don't like the damsel in distress bit and partly because I think the whole geisha thing is overdone. Hana is first helped, and then sold, by a procuress to become a courtesan in the five streets of the Yoshiwara. About 2 hours ago. Maybe they somehow knew Hana wouldn't have protested too much. Annika Cleeve Goodreads Author. To help us recommend your next book, tell us what you enjoy reading. I really enjoyed reading about the Yoshiwara, and wished that the novel focused a bit more on that. Yes, Yoshiwara was evil and all about money, but Yoshiwara was also a part of Edo, and Edo people took pride in their good taste, which had to accompany generosity. Bonnie Dee Goodreads Author. The connection between the two main protagonists was also not well developed as it started only in the 2nd half of the book. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the Yoshiwara, its famous pleasure quarter. Dec 30, PM. Sep 06, Amy rated it liked it Shelves: asia , read , historical-romance , hard-to- get-through , involving-war. Cecilia Grant Goodreads Author. Nov 22, Jasmine Haider rated it really liked it. The Courtesan and the Samurai by Lesley Downer is a historical fiction novel that focuses on the Japanese civil war in , and contains a hint of romance. I also wasn't surprised when someone shows up again, although I had imagined that Hana would have face her biggest fear and fought, even if she was going to die because she isn't as skilled. The accuracy of the facts that are told, the details and the story itself totally mesmerized me. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Betina Krahn. Hana is just seventeen when her husband leaves for war, leaving her alone and very vulnerable. But it was Japan, not China, that proved the more alluring, and she lived there for some fifteen years. The scene is recreated in the book when Hana appears in a cage along with her companions. Add books from: My Books or a Search. Raina books 4 friends. Why a Booktrail? I didn't care much for the romance between the main characters - it was all a bit too fast - but loved the detailed descriptions. The image of a samurai sword splits a bullet in half shows the contrast between two cultures, one culture splitting in two, Shattering for ever. As a general rule we do not censor any content on the site. We will not remove any content for bad language alone, or being critical of a particular book. The Shogun Quartet 3. Of course the husband was crazy and evil, his family too. In that case, we can't The Courtesan and the Samurai: Historical Romance Reviews More Details Miller, and still makes sure she goes to Japan every year. Travelling north to join his rebel comrades, he is captured during their final battle. But the thought of her duty - killing Yozo - would certainly have occurred to both of them, be it as the furthest of possibilities. Average rating 3. Author and Journalist. Your subscription to Read More was successful. Yozo and Enomoto survive, their skills needed in the new Japan. Apr 07, Hermien rated it liked it Shelves: audiobooks , japan. And the mysterious cover. Told from the perspective of the two main characters. Kathryn Harvey. She on the other hand - a samurai wife and daughter - has almost no qualms about her choices. Yozo a fictional character is one of fifteen young samurai not fictional who had been sent to the West by the shogunate to learn Western ways. Then the whole Saburosuke business I was expecting the plot to be a great romance full of passion but the 2 characters don't meet until your well into 2 thirds of the story. I liked the book for the subject matter Yoshiwara, the most famous of Japan's pleasure quarters , but less for the story and research, or rather for the impact the research has had on the story. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 4. Jane Harvey-Berrick Goodreads Author. But each has a secret so terrible that, once revealed, it will threaten their very lives …. Confessions of a Rentboy by T. The writing in feeble. Skye Warren Goodreads Author. The Courtesan is Hana. They fall in love, Hana is rescued from an impossibly repulsive suitor who bought her contract, Yozo gets to kill her husband again when the latter returns to his unfaithful - therefore deserving to die - wife, and all ends well. A select few, however, the most beautiful courtesans of all, raised their prices sky high by making themselves unavailable to all but the chosen few. First of all she writes beautifully - it is so easy to read and the way she describes situations, conditions, nature, forces of nature, human nature etc were just so spot on for me and done in a beautiful manner. The leader of the young men, by now commander-in-chief of the navy, was ordered to hand over all eight ships — including the flagship, the Kaiyo Maru — to the new government. The Count of Monte Cristo. Please tick this box if you'd like to receive information and updates from us about our book news. Grace Burrowes Goodreads Author. Also by Lesley Downer. A love story where the lovers only meet at the end of the book so the relationship didn't really develop. This novel was ok to read once. Her husband is not expected to love her, or to particularly treat her kindly. Thanks, Rane! The Pleasure Seekers by Melanie George 3. Or Yozo's, for that matter. Then bang, Hana was sold, and every once in a while there would be some talking about her debt. Kathleen Winsor. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of Tokyo and takes refuge in the Yoshiwara, its famous pleasure quarter. The Courtesan and the Samurai: Historical Romance Read Online She leaves the house to an infirm old man and a maid and does not give them a thought until much later. Nov 22, Jasmine Haider rated it really liked it. And if the Corner Tamaya was as great an establishment as it was shown to be, they would have cooperated with a professional. Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor 3. Claire Kent Goodreads Author. No, I don't think that in a novel, even in a historical one, everything has to be accurate in order for the reader to enjoy it. There are just too many characters and too many incidents are happening along and all being so damn predictable, that I got bored with it. I knew also from the beginning that this lady had really done her research and knew her subject well. I'd have liked Kaoru, who was kind of Hana's enemy, but there was too little of her. The story centres around two individuals : a hero and heroine I would say in the form of Yozo and Hana. But each has a secret so terrible that, once revealed, it will threaten their very lives …. Norwegian Wood. Unfortunately, Downer's fiction does not match the standard of her factual works, but thankfully her knowledge of Japan saves what would otherwise be a rather dire read. Certain parts, like with Hana and the Courtesans she interacted with was fun to read as was the exciting fight scenes with the love interest.