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2247625Autumn Bridgehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/autumn-bridge/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1883210/ecad21d0-f85f-4f2f-a701-31fabf1c71ba.jpg?v=638342118334030000204249MXNRandom House Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Past and present collide when an American missionary unearths an ancient Japanese scroll and becomes entangled with the nobleman whose familys history lies in the delicate pages in this timeless tale of intrigue and romance (<em>Booklist</em>) from the author of <em>Cloud of Sparrows</em>.</strong></p><p><strong>One of the most impressive feats of storytelling to come along in years.<em>San Francisco Chronicle Books</em></strong></p><p><em>An embattled family. A centuries-old secret. An epic tale of courage, love, and betrayal.</em></p><p>In the year 1311, in the highest tower of Cloud of Sparrows Castle, a beautiful woman sits by the window, watching as enemies gather below. As she calmly awaits her fate, she begins to write, carefully setting down on a scroll the secret history of the Okumichi clan . . . of the gift of prophecy they share and the extraordinary destiny that awaits them.</p><p>For six centuries, these writings lay hiddenuntil they are uncovered by an American missionary named Emily Gibson, who arrived in Edo harbor in 1861. Soon an extraordinary man would enter her life: Lord Genji of the Okumichi clan, a nobleman who must defend his embattled familyand confront forbidden feelings for an outsider in his midst. Emily soon finds a mission of her own: translating Genjis ancestral history. But as Emily sifts through the fragile scrolls, she begins to see threads of her own life woven into the ancient writings. And soon a hidden history comes to life, and with it a secret prophecy that has been shrouded for centuries, and may now finally be revealed.</p>...2077989Autumn Bridge204249https://www.gandhi.com.mx/autumn-bridge/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1883210/ecad21d0-f85f-4f2f-a701-31fabf1c71ba.jpg?v=638342118334030000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20049780440334583_W3siaWQiOiJhZDY2Mjc1Mi0zYzZiLTRkMzctYTFkYS0xNjg3NjQ3NDg2YzkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIzMywiZGlzY291bnQiOjQyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE5MSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDc6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780440334583_<p>In the year 1311, in the highest tower of Cloud of Sparrows Castle, a beautiful woman sits by the window, watching as enemies gather below and fires spread through the night. As she calmly awaits her fate, she begins to write, carefully setting down on a scroll the secret history of the Okumichi clanof the gift of prophecy they share and the extraordinary destiny that awaits them.</p><p>For six centuries, these remarkable writings lay hiddenuntil they are uncovered by an American woman, a missionary named Emily Gibson, who arrived in Edo harbor in 1861, in flight from a tragic past. Soon an extraordinary man would enter her life: Lord Genji of the Okumichi clan, a nobleman with a gift of prophecy who must defend his embattled familyand confront forbidden feelings for an outsider in his midst. Emily, too, soon finds herself at a turning point; courted by two westerners, she knows her heart belongs to the one man she cannot have. But Emily has found a mission of her own: translating Genjis ancestral history, losing herself in an epic tale of heroism and forbidden love.</p><p>For here is the story of Lady Shizuka, the beautiful witch-princess who has enchanted Okumichi men for generationsof Genjis ancestors, Lord Hironobu and Lord Kiyori, and of the terrible betrayals that befell themand of Genjis parents: a wastrel father and his child bride whose tragic love has shaped Genji as a leader and as a man. As Emily sifts through the fragile scrolls, she begins to see threads of her own life woven into the ancient writings. And as past and present collide, a hidden history comes to life, and with it a secret prophecy that has been shrouded for centuries, and may now finally be revealed. Takashi Matsuokas spellbinding novel is infused with spectacle, intricately woven, magically told. Autumn Bridge is a feast for the senses, a work of truly dazzling storytelling.</p>...9780440334583_Random House Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_7343c700-8926-44e3-99bb-d7b8cb1d7ca7_9780440334583;9780440334583_9780440334583Takashi MatsuokaInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-57fd08af-cf03-4ed7-9463-d9b49eb301c1.epub2004-08-03T00:00:00+00:00Random House Publishing Group