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The Teahouse Fire

By: Ellis Avery
Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
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About this listen

 The fates of two women, one American, one Japanese, become entwined in this sweeping novel of 19th century Japan on the cusp of radical change and Westernization.

The Japanese tea ceremony, steeped in ritual, is at the heart of this story of an American girl adopted by Kyoto's most important tea master and raised as attendant and surrogate younger sister to his privileged daughter, Yukako.

Pasts shrouded in secrets and mysterious traditions rocked by modernization make The Teahouse Fire a compelling and provocative story, lush in details and epic in scope.

©2006 Ellis Avery. All rights reserved (P)2006 HighBridge Company Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature

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Critic reviews

  • Audie Award Winner, Solo Narration-Female, 2008

"Author Lee Smith's skill at capturing women's voices is a kind of literary music stemming from our ever-evolving American family life." (Midwest Book Review)
"Highly recommended." (Library Journal)
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I really enjoyed this insight into Japanese history told in a way that made it captivating despite the length.

Japan from a different perspective

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The story is so well written and narrated that I felt as though I had been transported back through time and was seeing, hearing and smelling everything around me. I am sad that the story has come to an end but it is one I know I will be revisiting.

Wonderful book narrated beautifully.

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loved hearing about Japan's culture and women's view. loved the detail and complexity displayed about life and all it's ups and down

story

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nothing , it was all good. enjoyed every minute . lovely images portrayed, will stay with me

Details of everything so beautiful

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