{"product_id":"9781412217583","title":"A Thousand Years of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA THOUSAND YEARS OF LOVE\u003c\/b\u003e is a historical novel set in ancient Kyoto, Japan, and Hangzhou, China, a city described by Marco Polo as \"the greatest in the world.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin Lady Kaishi, a noblewoman of the Heian Court\u003c\/b\u003e, as she tries to find her mother's grave site, somewhere across the East China Sea. Her search takes her from the ancient city of Kyoto, to the Temple of the Purple Clouds, on the shores of the West Lake in China.  Along the way her journey becomes an inner one as well, as she begins to see the people closest to her in a new light.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe is both observer and participant\u003c\/b\u003e in the romantic encounters of the Heian nobility, struggling to maintain her identity, transcending gender and blood in a display as passionate and brilliant as the silver waves glittering on her layered kimono.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE HEIAN PERIOD (794-1185)\u003c\/b\u003e, was a fascinating era in world history. It was Japan's aristocratic age, dominated by the \"cult of beauty,\" and the pursuit of aesthetic ideals. Heian Kyo (City of Peace and Tranquility), was located in Kyoto, surrounded by hills, rivers, and mountains. Within this natural setting lived the Heian nobility, in an atmosphere of elegance, mystery, and androgyny. It was a time when the air was filled with the sound of Buddhist priests chanting sutras, and the fragrance of the finest incense...where elements of Chinese astrology, such as The Book of Changes (\u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e), the \u003ci\u003eyin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eyang\u003c\/i\u003e, Taoism, and \u003ci\u003eFeng Shui\u003c\/i\u003e were studied and practiced in daily life.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeian society is perhaps best described by the most famous literary women of the Heian Period, Lady Murasaki Shikibu, in \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e, and Sei Shonagon, in \u003ci\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/i\u003e.The cover shows the eternal symbol of the yin and yang. \u003cb\u003eA Thousand Years of Love\u003c\/b\u003e explores the dramatic conflict between the masculine and feminine, played out among the magnificent setting of the Heian world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121836310768,"sku":"9781412217583","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412217583_p0.jpg?v=1763724237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412217583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}