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Stranger in the Shogun`s City: A Woman`s Life in Nineteenth-Century Japan

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020, a vivid work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman in Edo – now known as Tokyo – and a portrait of a great city on the brink of momentous change`Compelling… Deeply absorbing` GuardianThe daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in 1804 in a village in Japan`s snow country and was expected to lead a life much like her mother`s. Instead – after three divorces and with a temperament much too strong-willed for her family`s approval – she ran away to follow her own path in Edo, the city we now call Tokyo.Stranger in the Shogun`s City is a rare, captivating portrait of one woman as she endeavours to recreate herself and her life, and provides a window into the drama and excitement of Japan at a pivotal moment in history.`Marvellous… Stanley builds up a picture of Tsuneno`s world, immersing us in an experience akin to time travel` TLS* Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography 2020 *

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