Long Nights Alone
Fujita's novel focuses on the beautiful Bellflower, a young woman in 10th Century Japan whose parents encouraged her to marry an aristocrat from a prominent family. A proud, exceptionally intelligent woman, Bellflower consents primarily out of respect for their wishes, but realizes shortly after her wedding that she must share her new husband's love and attention with his first wife, as well as with other women. Loneliness and frustration compel her to begin the diary on which this intricate tale is based.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1419614274
ISBN13:9781419614279
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:Booksurge Publishing
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
An excellent read....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Set in 10th Century Japan, this tale of a young woman's desires versus society's traditions reminds us that human nature doesn't change. The interplay of her diaries and poems adds an extra dimension to this absorbing novel.
Fascinating story set in ancient Japan
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This novel is a gripping tale of love and disappointment set in ancient Japan. It is all the more attractive because it weaves history and fiction making the story both lucid and educative. Many westerners are not acquainted with the private lives of elite bureaucrats in ancient Japan. I sympathized with Lady Bell Flower who competes for her husband's love with other brides while she is devoted to him. One wonders if similar stories still prevail in modern Japan and there could be a sequel to this book.Meheroo Jussawalla
Japanese history and culture in a compelling format.....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This stunning 10th century Japanese novel contains all the human foibles and passions that have prevailed throughout the history of man kind..Multiple wives, duty, obligation, propriety, endurance, power, jealousy, love and revenge..it's all there in a compelling format wrapped in Japanese culture and history..this would make a fabulous film.
Love, Romance, and Marriage in 10th Century Japan
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The moment that I started reading this book, I found that could not put it down. What I thought would become a chore to read and I would get to when I was travelling to fill the gap of boredom on a plane, turned out to be just the opposite. I became so engrossed in the lives of Tomanaga, Bellflower, Lady Wisteria, and Morning Glory that I literally couldn't stop reading it until I finished it. Because I was on vacation, it took me two days to finish it; otherwise, I would have read it in one day. This is truly a great historical novel and I learned so much from the research (and I'm sure background) of Miki Fujita. Her expertise in the history of Japan during the 10th century helped me to understand what life, marriage, and relationships were like during that time. What a beautiful way to share history. Joanne M. Halloran
Transporting yourself into 10th century Japan
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Have you ever started a novel that grips you immediately and carries you so that you can't put it down, and then at the end leaves you longing to spend more time with the characters. Miki Fujita's first English novel Long Nights Alone does just that. Written in a poetic and easy reading style, this book puts you next to powerful characters in 10th Century Japan, and lets you touch their world. It's the kind of historical novel that not only teaches you about another time, it takes you there. A must read book.
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