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Lesley talks about The Last Concubine on Meet the Author

Saturday, 23 February, 2008

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Happy publication day to Mart Kuldkepp’s The Shortest History of Scandinavia (HB) and ⁦@LesleyDowner⁩’s The Shortest History of Japan (PB)!

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Going to #Japan or just been and curious to know more? Read my #ShortestHistoryofJapan - everything you ever wanted to know about the how and why and where of #Japanesehistory, in a small and readable package!
Out TODAY in paperback!

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  • Biography
  • Books
    • 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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