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In the year 1311, in the highest tower of Cloud of Sparrows Castle, a beautiful woman sits by the window, watching as enemies gather below and fires spread through the night. As she calmly awaits her fate, she begins to write, carefully setting down on a scroll the secret history of the... read more

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Lady Shizuka had not changed in the slightest in all the years Lord Kiyori had known her.

Table of Contents edit see section history

I.
Lord Kiyori's Ghost

1: The Wraith
2: American Beauty Rose
3: The Mongol Trunk


II.
Above and Below

4: Abbess of Mushindo
5: The Escape of the Chinatown Bandit
6: Wild Eyes
7: The Secret Child
8: Men of Virtue
9: The Lord of Apples


III.
Tomorrow, Yesterday, Today

10: Views from the High Tower
11: The Curse of the Witch's Mother
12: Autumn Bridge

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Takashi Matsuoka (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0385336411
Page Count: 415

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