![]() ![]() After three marriages, she ran away to Edo (later Tokyo) and lived there right before Commodore Perry “convinced” Japan to open its doors. ![]() She wanted to live the life that she wanted as opposed to the one her family planned out for her. Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World tells the story of Tsuneno – an unconventional daughter of a Buddhist priest who was alive during the early 19th century. Was it worth it? I say yes, but with some reservations. ![]() Months passed, and I discovered an advanced reader copy of the book, so I took the opportunity to read it. After reading the synopsis, I decided to add it to my cart. This is how I came across today’s book Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World by Amy Stanley. So, at least once a week, I look through book catalogs and websites to see what kinds of items I think patrons would be interested in. What does this mean? It involves adding items to and removing ones from the collections that I’m in charge of as well as keeping them up to date. Warning: This review will briefly discuss sexual assault.Īs a librarian, one of my tasks is to do collection development. ![]()
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