{"product_id":"nakano-takeko-sumiko-nakano-9798231962136","title":"Nakano Takeko: See Then Stand","description":"\u003cp\u003eI did not save her life.\u003cbr\u003eI saved her name.\u003cbr\u003eAnd that was the greater victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan is breaking apart. Power shifts, alliances fracture, and Aizu stands under siege as the old world struggles to survive the new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of generals or banners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story told in two breaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne belongs to Nakano Takeko - the woman who steps forward, who trains, who chooses, who leads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other belongs to her sister, Yūko - the one who remains, who remembers, who carries what history leaves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween them, a life is not only lived - but preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee Then Stand moves through the space between action and memory, between the moment a choice is made and the long weight of what follows. It traces the formation of the women later called the Jōshitai - not as legend, but as individuals shaped by discipline, fear, and the refusal to remain unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no grand speeches here. No polished heroics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a restrained, deeply immersive voice, this novel strips away romanticised history and replaces it with something closer, more human. Courage is not spectacle - it is repetition. Fear is not weakness - it is managed. And honor is not spoken - it is carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about memory.\u003cbr\u003eAbout what survives when names begin to fade.\u003cbr\u003eAnd about the quiet act of standing - when standing is all that remains..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sumiko Nakano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798231962136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sumiko Nakano Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Sumiko Nakano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460410224895,"sku":"9798231962136","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a962da2e-a290-45e4-914f-4d9a3e5deab1.jpg?v=1777414568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nakano-takeko-sumiko-nakano-9798231962136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}