In the Shelter of the Pine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In the Shelter of the Pine write by Ōgimachi Machiko. This book was released on 2021-06-29. In the Shelter of the Pine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the early eighteenth century, the noblewoman Ōgimachi Machiko composed a memoir of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, the powerful samurai for whom she had served as a concubine for twenty years. Machiko assisted Yoshiyasu in his ascent to the rank of chief adjutant to the Tokugawa shogun. She kept him in good graces with the imperial court, enabled him to study poetry with aristocratic teachers and have his compositions read by the retired emperor, and gave birth to two of his sons. Writing after Yoshiyasu’s retirement, she recalled it all—from the glittering formal visits of the shogun and his entourage to the passage of the seasons as seen from her apartments in the Yanagisawa mansion. In the Shelter of the Pine is the most significant work of literature by a woman of Japan’s early modern era. Featuring Machiko’s keen eye for detail, strong narrative voice, and polished prose studded with allusions to Chinese and Japanese classics, this memoir sheds light on everything from the social world of the Tokugawa elite to the role of literature in women’s lives. Machiko modeled her story on The Tale of Genji, illustrating how the eleventh-century classic continued to inspire its female readers and provide them with the means to make sense of their experiences. Elegant, poetic, and revealing, In the Shelter of the Pine is a vivid portrait of a distant world and a vital addition to the canon of Japanese literature available in English.
Shelter (Book One)
Shelter (Book One) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shelter (Book One) write by Harlan Coben. This book was released on 2011-09-06. Shelter (Book One) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A young adult debut from internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools. A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley. For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving - until Ashley vanishes without a trace. Unwilling to let another person walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it makes high school drama seem like a luxury - and leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew. First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's latest adult novel, Live Wire, Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. With this new series, Coben introduces an entirely new generation of fans to the masterful plotting and wry humor that have made him an award-winning, internationally bestselling, and beloved author. Follow Mickey Bolitar on his next adventure in Seconds Away, coming out in Fall 2012!
Pine and the Winter Sparrow
Pine and the Winter Sparrow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pine and the Winter Sparrow write by Alexis York Lumbard. This book was released on 2015-02-27. Pine and the Winter Sparrow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Have you ever wondered why pine trees stay green all winter long and don’t lose their leaves like other trees? According to an ancient legend attributed to the Cherokee Indians, it was a simple act of kindness towards an injured little bird that earned pine trees this very honor. Retold by award-winning author Alexis York Lumbard, this story invites readers to experience a world where trees and birds speak and interact with each other, and which shows us that no act of kindness and sharing goes unrewarded. Featuring beautiful paintings by multiple award-winning illustrator Beatriz Vidal, you will never look at pine trees in the same way again!
The Isle of Pines, 1668
The Isle of Pines, 1668 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Isle of Pines, 1668 write by Worthington Chauncey Ford. This book was released on 1920. The Isle of Pines, 1668 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Shelter
Shelter - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shelter write by Frances Greenslade. This book was released on 2012-05-15. Shelter available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After the tragic death of their father in a logging accident, sisters Maggie and Jenny see their idyllic mountain life fall apart as their mother abandons them to be raised by a childless couple.
