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Japan, 1825: Low-ranking samurai Uchida Tomonosuke is a devotee of the way of manly love, but he has never pledged himself to another man. Until one day he accidentally crosses paths with Ichi, a beautiful blind masseur who challenges everything he thought he knew about love between men.

Ichi is independent and confident, but his blindness means he is considered a non-person in the rigid social hierarchy. Tomonosuke is torn between his passion for this elegant young man and the expectations of his rank. Not to mention his obligation to his unhappy wife Okyo. But when betrayal and natural disasters strike, it is Ichi who holds the key to saving Tomonosuke's life.

This vivid, meticulously researched novel depicts unconventional lives during the first half of the 19th century in Edo - the city that would become Tokyo. Step into a world in which the gay-straight binary doesn't exist, where androgyny in both men and women is celebrated. This thoroughly researched historical novel presents a realistic, deeply moving view of samurai, geisha, Japanese culture, and disability. It's also a steamy, explicit gay love story that knowingly bends the m-m romance genre.

©2020 Lucy May Lennox (P)2021 Lucy May Lennox Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Samurai Romance
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What a novel !! I learned so much about nineteenth century Japan - how the population was divided, how so many people were despised because they were not of the right position in society. On top of that it is a wonderful adventure story. You vacillate from one aspect to another. and so much of Japanese society is explored. I cannot praise this book highly enough.
The narrator is very, very good. His knowledge of both Japanese and English is veery impressive.

Brilliant !

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