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'The Last Concubine' is set in old Japan, in the mid nineteenth century, when there was no specific word for romantic love. One of the most fascinating things about Japan is the way in which it makes you question everything you’ve taken for granted and assumed was human nature. Is love, for example, ‘human nature’? Or is it a cultural concept?
The concept of romantic love was not dev... ...more
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avg rating: 3.70 | 329 ratings | 52 reviews | 13 distinct works | 3 fans
Women of the Pleasure Quarters... Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha
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avg rating 3.68 — 115 ratings — published 2000
9 editions
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The Last Concubine The Last Concubine
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avg rating 3.83 — 70 ratings — published 2008
10 editions
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Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha W... Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Bewitched the West
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avg rating 3.63 — 51 ratings — published 2003
9 editions
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At the Japanese Table: New & T... At the Japanese Table: New & Traditional Recipes
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avg rating 3.67 — 6 ratings — published 1996
2 editions
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On the Narrow Road: A Journey... On the Narrow Road: A Journey into Lost Japan
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avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published 1989
3 editions
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Brothers:, The: The Hidden Wor... Brothers:, The: The Hidden World of Japan's Richest Family
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1995
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Madame Sadayakko Madame Sadayakko
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Japan Japan
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1990
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Step by Step Japanese Cooking Step by Step Japanese Cooking
by Lesley Downer (Goodreads author), Minoru Yoneda
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1986
4 editions
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A Taste of Japan A Taste of Japan
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The Opium Wars: The... 07/22 Lesley gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another (Paperback)
by W. Travis Hanes
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The Opium Wars: The... Lesley gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another (Paperback)
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The Crimson Petal an... Lesley gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Crimson Petal and the White (Paperback)
by Michel Faber
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Lesley Lesley said: "Totally delightful, hilarious, gritty and grimy evocation of Victorian London with lots of sex and sad bits too! "
Deciphering the Cosm... Lesley gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Deciphering the Cosmic Number: The Strange Friendship of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung (Hardcover)
by Arthur I. Miller
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read in July, 2009

Lesley Lesley said: "I bought this book because I was intrigued by the title. As a non-scientist I love books which elucidate science for the ordinary reader - the lay person - and which inspire me to see the world in a different way and this is certainly one of those. ...more "
The Rossetti Letter Lesley gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Rossetti Letter (Hardcover)
by Christi Phillips
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read in January, 2009

Lesley Lesley said: "The sections set in old Venice are beautifully created and incredibly atmospheric and the historical plot is great. The modern sections are a little disappointing. I would have enjoyed reading the historical story without the modern bits - but she ...more "
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Suite Française Lesley gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Suite Française (Paperback)
by Irène Némirovsky
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East of the Sun Lesley gave 5 of 5 stars to:
East of the Sun (Paperback)
by Julia Gregson
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2504225 Hi Lesley - I can't wait to read 'The Last Concubine' - my father-in-law read it and loved it!

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Isabelx


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