I.J. Parker
In the tempestuous closing years of the twelfth century, the fourteen-year-old Oba Toshiko, daughter of a provincial warlord, enters the womenâ€™s quarters of Emperor Go-Shirakawa, her body bartered for favor at court. Toshikoâ€™s talent as a singer of popular songs and her innocence excite the emperorâ€™s lust and the dangerous jealousy of Lady Sanjo. An accidental and forbidden meeting with the noble physician Yamada Sadahira tempts Toshikoâ€™s heart and tests her loyalty to her family. When her enemy strikes, she flees the palace to be with Sadahira.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Japan,Historical,Romance,Fiction
Dream of a Spring Night