The Pure Land

The Pure Land

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The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a restless young man with dreams of escape. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart, he takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he earns a great fortune, learns the ways of the Samurai and helps to overthrow the Shogun. Yet beneath his astonishing success lies a man cut to the heart by an affair with a beautiful courtesan, a lover who, unknown to Glover, would bear him a son. Based on the true-life story that inspired Madame Butterfly, The Pure Land is a tale that will linger.

Author: Alan Spence
Format: Paperback, 432 pages, 129mm x 198mm
Published: 2007, Text Publishing, Australia
Genre: General & Literary Fiction

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9781921351167-SECONDHAND
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The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a restless young man with dreams of escape. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart, he takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he earns a great fortune, learns the ways of the Samurai and helps to overthrow the Shogun. Yet beneath his astonishing success lies a man cut to the heart by an affair with a beautiful courtesan, a lover who, unknown to Glover, would bear him a son. Based on the true-life story that inspired Madame Butterfly, The Pure Land is a tale that will linger.