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The Teahouse Fire

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ISBN13: 9781594482731
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The story of two women whose lives intersect in late nineteenth century Japan, The Teahouse Fire is also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of history-Japan as it opens its doors to the West. Told through the enchanting and unforgettable voice of Aurelia, an American orphan adopted by proprietors of a tea ceremony school, this is "a magisterial novel that is equal parts love story, imaginative history and bildungsroman, a story as alluring as it is powerful" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

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Ellis Avery studied Japanese tea ceremony for five years in New York and Kyoto, and now teaches creative writing at Columbia University. Her work has appeared in The Village Voice, Publishers Weekly, Kyoto Journal, LIT, and Pacific Reader, as well as onstage at New York's Expanded Arts Theater.

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Wienergal, September 5, 2008 (view all comments by Wienergal)
This book kept me engrossed on so many levels--the intertwining fictional stories of familial relationships, the elaborate rules and rituals of tea ceremony, and the historical details about the transition of Japan from a feudal and isolated society ruled by local warlords to a more modern--but still wary of the outside world--country ruled by an emperor.

Highly detailed, well plotted, and not your average family saga. I loved it and hated to turn the last page!
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ISBN:
9781594482731
Author:
Avery, Ellis
Publisher:
Riverhead Trade
Subject:
General
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20071204
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
480
Dimensions:
8.01x5.28x1.00 in. .84 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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