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Lesley talks about The Last Concubine on Meet the Author

Saturday, 23 February, 2008

Watch Lesley talking about The Last Concubine on Meet the Author.

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"This is the story of a small country at the very edge of the world [...] of an emperor descended from the Sun Goddess, of empresses, warlords, samurai, [...] women warriors, [...] geisha, and all the [...] individuals who shaped this extraordinary society."
-@LesleyDowner

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The front of @Fortnums taken en route to the Biographers' Club party. Great to see familiar faces at our different stages of #writing & #research As always, many thanks to @arianebankes @BiographersThe #Christmas #writerslife #London

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    • The Shortest History of Japan
      • Foreign Editions of ‘The Shortest History of Japan’
    • On the Narrow Road to the Deep North
      • Foreign Editions of ‘On the Narrow Road to the Deep North’
    • The Shogun’s Queen
      • Further Reading
      • Foreign Editions of ‘The Shogun’s Queen’
    • Across a Bridge of Dreams
      • An Extract from ‘Across a Bridge of Dreams’
      • Foreign Editions of ‘Across a Bridge of Dreams’
    • The Courtesan and the Samurai
      • An Extract from ‘The Courtesan and the Samurai’
      • Foreign Editions of ‘The Courtesan and the Samurai’
    • The Last Concubine
      • An Extract from ‘The Last Concubine’
      • Foreign Editions of ‘The Last Concubine’
    • Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha who Seduced the West
      • Foreign Editions of ‘Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha who Seduced the West’
    • Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World
      • Foreign Editions of ‘Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World’
    • The Brothers: The Hidden World of Japan’s Richest Family
      • Foreign Editions of ‘The Brothers’
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