{"product_id":"kurenai-the-crimson-1865-an-oiran-a-ninja-and-a-hiding-christian-paperback","title":"Kurenai the crimson 1865: an oiran, a ninja and a hiding Christian - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHana Da Yumiko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful Kurenai is an \u003cem\u003eoiran\u003c\/em\u003e, the highest level of a geisha. Though she now lives in splendor, she came from poverty. And when a millionaire buys her, it seems like life will change once more. But bandits attack as she and the millionaire journey through the forest, leaving Kurenai on her own in the woods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRutu is a young woman keeping her Christianity a secret, fearful of the government and its xenophobic policies. European missionaries brought the gospel to southern Japan in the 1500s, and Rutu's family has kept the faith since, despite the personal danger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRutu flees to the woods to preserve her life and religion. There she encounters Jin, a ninja who barely escaped attacks on his life after deciding to leave the warrior way of life behind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRutu cares for the injured man and shelters him in her home in the woods-the same woods where Kurenai the Crimson wanders after her patron is murdered at the hands of bandits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening on the Japanese Island of Kyushu in 1865, \u003cem\u003eKurenai the Crimson 1865\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the tale of three distinctly different people and how their journeys intertwine in the waning years of the Samurai era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHana da Yumiko was born on the Japanese island of Kyushu in 1964. She moved to Nagoya, a city on the main island, and graduated from Nanzan University, which was established by Societas Verbi Divini. She studied the Japanese Constitution and international laws and minored in economics, political science, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is the author of \u003ci\u003eIsolated Connected Kyushu Island\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805821829408,"sku":"9781494372255","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/691fdf7195a44848e7765ae2dc0248e7.webp?v=1780913874","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kurenai-the-crimson-1865-an-oiran-a-ninja-and-a-hiding-christian-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}