The Last Concubine : The Shogun Quartet, Book 2 Marlon James published as The Origin of

published as The Origin of Species in 1859

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Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award 1996

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The Last Concubine : The Shogun Quartet, Book 2 Marlon James published as The Origin ofJapan, 1865: the women's palace in the great city of Edo. A sprawling complex, bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man the young shogun. Sachi, a beautiful fifteen year old, is chosen to be his concubine. But Japan is changing, and a civil war erupts, Sachi leaves the palace and flees for her life. Rescued by a rebel warrior, she finds unknown feelings stirring within her; but this is a