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"Masterful." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "The Cloud Pavilion
""An exercise in pure entertainment." --"The Washington Post "on" The Fire Kimono
""[Rowland's] Japan is a mix of Kabuki theater-like stylized formality, palace intrigue, and physical action that would do a martial arts movie proud." --"The New Orleans Times-Picayune" on "The Snow Empress
""Sano may carry a sword and wear a kimono, but you'll immediately recognize him as an ancestor of Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade." "--The Denver Post"
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful blend of legend and fiction and mystery
16 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Ronin's Mistress is another excellent read by Rowland in the Sano series. I anticipated this book and I was not disappointed. It very successfully intertwines the actual events surrounding the 47 Ronin act of vengence to restore their former Lord's honor against Kira with the fictional political story Rowland relates of the shoguns court. Rowland does create a mystery for Sano to investigate once again under the Shoguns severest penalty. Her blending of real and fiction is Michener-like (but not as wordy, thankfully). The central characters development continued especially with Masahiro and his mother's failure to see what was occurring.
The main story was Sano's investigation of the 47 and it dominated the book. There was not as much story development with Hirata as in past books but there were sufficient hints of future conflicts and tensions for the main characters. For those persons aware of the story myths surrounding the Lord Asano and the 47 Ronin the book includes several of those versions in Sano's investigation while reaching Rowland's own explanation. I prefer the Chushingura version of the story rather than the author's conclusion. I have been to Sengaku-ji and I have observed the reverence the people visiting there have for memory of the 47 Ronin and their final act of loyalty. People who enjoy Sano Ichiro will once again enjoy this latest book in the series.
The main story was Sano's investigation of the 47 and it dominated the book. There was not as much story development with Hirata as in past books but there were sufficient hints of future conflicts and tensions for the main characters. For those persons aware of the story myths surrounding the Lord Asano and the 47 Ronin the book includes several of those versions in Sano's investigation while reaching Rowland's own explanation. I prefer the Chushingura version of the story rather than the author's conclusion. I have been to Sengaku-ji and I have observed the reverence the people visiting there have for memory of the 47 Ronin and their final act of loyalty. People who enjoy Sano Ichiro will once again enjoy this latest book in the series.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
great entry in the Feudal Japan saga
13 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover
In 1703 Edo, forty-seven ronin samurai arrive at the estate of the Shogun Tsunayoshi's master of ceremonies Kira Yoshinaka. Though the shogun had declared no vendetta, in an act of revenge for turning them into masterless ronin twenty-two months ago; the band's leader Oishi Kuranosuke beheads Yoshinaka for his evil involvement in the death of their master Lord Asano during a feud; others at the estate were also killed.
Having been demoted from Chamberlain back to his previous job as the Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People, Sano Ichiro leads the investigation though he seethes that manipulative, corrupt, ambitious and lethal Yanagisawa was back in power as the Chamberlain. At the same time, Kuranosuke's mistress Okaru informs Ichiro's wife Reiko, that the feud is not what is publically believed. Ichiro looks into the strange case of the forty-seven who completed a cleansing ritual and wait further "orders", but came quietly with him and his detectives. Now he needs to recommend whether the forty-seven commit ritual suicide as the honorable end to the dispute.
This is a great entry in the Feudal Japan saga (see The Fire Kimono and The Cloud Pavilion) based on the legend of the 47 Ronin. The story line is fast-paced from the moment Kuranosuke severs the head of Yoshinaka and never slows down as dedicated Ichiro and his wife uncover anomalies in what looks like a shut and closed case.
Harriet Klausner
Having been demoted from Chamberlain back to his previous job as the Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People, Sano Ichiro leads the investigation though he seethes that manipulative, corrupt, ambitious and lethal Yanagisawa was back in power as the Chamberlain. At the same time, Kuranosuke's mistress Okaru informs Ichiro's wife Reiko, that the feud is not what is publically believed. Ichiro looks into the strange case of the forty-seven who completed a cleansing ritual and wait further "orders", but came quietly with him and his detectives. Now he needs to recommend whether the forty-seven commit ritual suicide as the honorable end to the dispute.
This is a great entry in the Feudal Japan saga (see The Fire Kimono and The Cloud Pavilion) based on the legend of the 47 Ronin. The story line is fast-paced from the moment Kuranosuke severs the head of Yoshinaka and never slows down as dedicated Ichiro and his wife uncover anomalies in what looks like a shut and closed case.
Harriet Klausner
back with a vengence!
21 May 2012
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despite all the critics and naysayer historians, laura joh rowland has done it again. the fact that 'the ronins' mistress' is based on an actual incident in japanese history, the unknown details of this have been left to the authors' imagination. to quell prior comments by historians, ms. rowland has taken the time in her ' introductory note' to remind us that this novel, as well as the previous fourteen san ishiro books in the series are works of fiction. 'tis a shame that she had to defend herself in such a manner, but so necessary. 'the ronins mistress is top drawer. perhaps her best yet. political intrigue, racked with suspense on every page. her words mirror beautiful prose-like images. we care about these individuals. we want to know what happens next. the signs of a great book.
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