{"product_id":"stranger-in-the-shoguns-city-amy-stanley-9781501188527","title":"Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*Winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award*\u003cbr\u003e *Winner of the PEN\/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA vivid, deeply researched work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half of the 19th century in Edo--the city that would become Tokyo--and a portrait of a great city on the brink of a momentous encounter with the West.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in a rural Japanese village and was expected to live a traditional life much like her mother's. But after three divorces--and a temperament much too strong-willed for her family's approval--she ran away to make a life for herself in one of the largest cities in the world: Edo, a bustling metropolis at its peak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Tsuneno as our guide, we experience the drama and excitement of Edo just prior to the arrival of American Commodore Perry's fleet, which transformed Japan. During this pivotal moment in Japanese history, Tsuneno bounces from tenement to tenement, marries a masterless samurai, and eventually enters the service of a famous city magistrate. Tsuneno's life provides a window into 19th-century Japanese culture--and a rare view of an extraordinary woman who sacrificed her family and her reputation to make a new life for herself, in defiance of social conventions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmersive and fascinating, \u003ci\u003eStranger in the Shogun's City \u003c\/i\u003eis a revelatory work of history, layered with rich detail and delivered with beautiful prose, about the life of a woman, a city, and a culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Stanley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501188526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501188527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pulitzer Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2020 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2020 pg. 1","brand":"Amy Stanley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050536136959,"sku":"9781501188527","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12fc4beb-04e1-47a5-bfb6-df33fe494965.jpg?v=1685007810","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stranger-in-the-shoguns-city-amy-stanley-9781501188527","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}