{"product_id":"the-teahouse-fire-paperback","title":"The Teahouse Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllis Avery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Like attending seasons of elegant tea parties--each one resplendent with character and drama. Delicious.\"--Maxine Hong Kingston\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of two women whose lives intersect in late-nineteenth-century Japan, \u003ci\u003eThe Teahouse Fire \u003c\/i\u003eis also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of history--Japan as it opens its doors to the West. It was a period when wearing a different color kimono could make a political statement, when women stopped blackening their teeth to profess an allegiance to Western ideas, and when Japan's most mysterious rite--the tea ceremony--became not just a sacramental meal, but a ritual battlefield. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe see it all through the eyes of Aurelia, an American orphan adopted by the Shin family, proprietors of a tea ceremony school, after their daughter, Yukako, finds her hiding on their grounds. Aurelia becomes Yukako's closest companion, and they, the Shin family, and all of Japan face a time of great challenges and uncertainty. Told in an enchanting and unforgettable voice, \u003ci\u003eThe Teahouse Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively, provocative, and lushly detailed historical novel of epic scope and compulsive readability.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllis Avery's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Teahouse Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the tea ceremony world of nineteenth-century Japan, has been translated into five languages and has won three awards, including the American Library Association Stonewall Award. Avery is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Smoke Week\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning 9\/11 memoir. She teaches fiction writing at Columbia University and lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.01 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stonewall Book Award (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691592388671,"sku":"9781594482731","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bc052a66877791756fb057fd334c61a9.webp?v=1764992586","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-teahouse-fire-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}