Stranger in the Shogun's City

<p><strong>Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of </strong><strong>an unconventional woman in Edo </strong>- <strong>now known as Tokyo </strong>- <strong>and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change</strong><br /><br />The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a village in Japan's snow country and was expected to lead a life much like her mother's. Instead - after three divorces and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family's approval - she ran away to follow her own path in Edo, the city we now call Tokyo.<br /><br /><em>Stranger in the Shogun's City</em> is a rare, captivating portrait of one woman as she endeavours to recreate herself and her life, and provides a window into the drama and excitement of Japan at a pivotal moment in history.</p>