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The Commoner Audio Book

The Commoner
Author: John Burnham Schwartz
Reader: Janet Song

When a commoner marries the Crown Prince of Japan in 1959, her mother-in-law's battle against her begins. But Haruko perseveres, in a fight that leaves deep scars. A tale of a complex relationship between two very public women who are truly understood only by each other. "Delicate portrait... Song's voice – hushed, placid, deeply gentle – lends a minimalist beauty to [the] novel."—Publishers Weekly » Read More

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M5R973

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$29.95

Publish Date: 01/22/2008
ISBN: 9780739358733

Synopsis:

In 1959, Haruko marries the Crown Prince of Japan, becoming the first commoner to enter the mysterious and reclusive world of Japanese royalty, confronting the cruelty and suspicions of the court, until, three decades later, she helps arrange the marriage of her son, in a novel inspired by the real-life stories of the reigning empress and crown princess of Japan. Simultaneous.

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Fiction Themes » Conflicts & Dualities » Freedom & Constraints
Fiction Themes » Literary Genres & Types Of Novels » Historical Fiction
Fiction Themes » Literary Genres & Types Of Novels » Novels Of Manners
Fiction Themes » Love, Relationships & Sex » Marriage
Fiction Themes » Peoples & Cultures » Japanese
Fiction Themes » Politics » Royalty, Monarchy
Fiction Themes » Settings » Royal Courts
Fiction Themes » Types Of Characters » Historical Figures
History » World » Nobility
Social Science » Women's Studies » Women

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