by Gillian Rubinstein · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780857382979
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«Blossoms and Shadows» is the historical novel by Gillian Rubinstein (Lian Hearn), published in 2011 by Quercus in paperback (400 pages, in English).
In mid-nineteenth-century Japan, Tsuru witnesses the birth of modern Japan during a revolutionary era. Far from accepting the domestic role society expects of her, the young woman decides to embrace the new world, defend her convictions, seek love, and train as a doctor to work alongside her husband on the battlefields.
For readers of historical fiction and novels set in Japan, as well as for followers of Lian Hearn, author of Tales of the Otori.
Gillian Rubinstein is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards.
