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The Commoner

by John Burnham Schwartz
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The Commoner
The Commoner

Cinderella tale with tragic imperial Japanese twist.

If you're fascinated by the complexities of royal life and the sacrifices made behind closed doors, "The Commoner" might resonate with you deeply. It's a somber yet captivating glance at a world few see from the inside, reflecting on personal costs of duty and tradition. You'll journey through the silent halls of the Japanese monarchy, finding solace in the bond between two women bound by similar fates.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Commoner

by John Burnham Schwartz
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ISBN: 9781400096053
Authors: John Burnham Schwartz
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2009-01-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Japanese Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.52
(rated by 5060 readers)

Description

In this national bestseller from the author of Reservation Road, a young woman, Haruko, becomes the first nonaristocratic woman to penetrate the Japanese monarchy. When she marries the Crown Prince of Japan in 1959, Haruko is met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress, and controlled at every turn as she tries to navigate this mysterious, hermetic world, suffering a nervous breakdown after finally giving birth to a son. Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman to accept the marriage proposal of her son, with tragic consequences. Based on extensive research, The Commoner is a stunning novel about a brutally rarified and controlled existence, and the complex relationship between two isolated women who are truly understood only by each other.
 

Cinderella tale with tragic imperial Japanese twist.

If you're fascinated by the complexities of royal life and the sacrifices made behind closed doors, "The Commoner" might resonate with you deeply. It's a somber yet captivating glance at a world few see from the inside, reflecting on personal costs of duty and tradition. You'll journey through the silent halls of the Japanese monarchy, finding solace in the bond between two women bound by similar fates.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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