Ask the Author: Lesley Downer
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Lesley Downer
Hi,
Thank you very much for your question and for your enthusiasm! Very happy to hear that you can visualise the war. That’s exactly what I’ve tried to do - take you there.
In answer to your question, I personally chose and liked the title Across a Bridge of Dreams. But the publisher felt it didn’t tell people clearly enough what the book was about - and, as you point out, The Samurai’s Daughter chimes better with the titles of the other four books in the quartet.
V best,
Lesley
Thank you very much for your question and for your enthusiasm! Very happy to hear that you can visualise the war. That’s exactly what I’ve tried to do - take you there.
In answer to your question, I personally chose and liked the title Across a Bridge of Dreams. But the publisher felt it didn’t tell people clearly enough what the book was about - and, as you point out, The Samurai’s Daughter chimes better with the titles of the other four books in the quartet.
V best,
Lesley
Lesley Downer
Hi Laura,
What a lovely question - thank you! Have asked the publisher but they say no plans, certainly not at the moment, so I'm afraid you'll have to buy them separately. So glad you enjoy my work! By the way, please start with The Shogun's Queen, then The Last Concubine; then The Courtesan and the Samurai and last The Samurai's Daughter. Hope you enjoy and letme know what you think!
What a lovely question - thank you! Have asked the publisher but they say no plans, certainly not at the moment, so I'm afraid you'll have to buy them separately. So glad you enjoy my work! By the way, please start with The Shogun's Queen, then The Last Concubine; then The Courtesan and the Samurai and last The Samurai's Daughter. Hope you enjoy and letme know what you think!
Lesley Downer
Hi, thank you! In terms of the historical period, you should read The Last Concubine first, then The Courtesan and the Samurai and lastly The Samurai's Daughter. But they all stand alone, so you can read any of them without reading the others. Good luck and happy reading!
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