EAN: 9781784708139

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Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020 a vivid work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in Edo - now known as Tokyo - and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change 'Compelling... Deeply absorbing' Guardian 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. Stranger in the Shogun's City 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. 'Marvellous... Stanley builds up a picture of Tsuneno's world immersing us in an experience akin to time travel' TLS * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography 2020 * * Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2021 * * Winner of the PEN Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography * * Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown *

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