A Thousand Years of Love (sen nen no koi.)<\/p>\n
A new novel about Kyoto<\/p>\n
This new historical novel is set in ancient Kyoto, Japan, and Hangzhou, China, a city described by<\/p>\n
Marco Polo as “the greatest in the world.” Join Lady Kaishi, a noblewoman of the Heian Court, as she<\/p>\n
tries to find her mother’s grave site, somewhere across the East China Sea. Her search takes her from<\/p>\n
the ancient city of Kyoto, to the Temple of the Purple Clouds, on the shores of the West Lake in<\/p>\n
China. The cover shows the symbol of the yin and yang and a Heian kimono, as this novel explores the<\/p>\n
dramatic conflict between the masculine and feminine, played out among<\/p>\n
the magnificent setting of the Heian world. Lady Kaishi is both observer and participant in the<\/p>\n
romantic encounters of the Heian nobility, struggling to maintain her identity, transcending gender and<\/p>\n
blood in a display as passionate and brilliant as the silver waves glittering on her layered kimono.<\/p>\n
About the Author: Avia Belle Moon is the pen name of a freelance writer who has lived in Japan for<\/p>\n
the last ten years. She has written short stories and articles on Japanese arts and culture for various<\/p>\n
newspapers and magazines in Tokyo and Osaka, including The Japan Times and Kansai Time Out.<\/p>\n
Availability in KYOTO until 7\/1 at: Avanti Book Center, Tel: 075-682-5031(Book signing-Sat,<\/p>\n
June 5th, 3-4pm.); Ashiya Books, 5th floor of Kintetsu Dept. Store, Tel: 075-361-1210. (both<\/p>\n
behind Kyoto Stn.); Maruzen Books in Kawaramachi; Tel: 075-241-2169. OSAKA: Junkudo<\/p>\n
Books in Abanza Bldg, Tel: 06-4799-1090; Junkudo Nishinomiya Kitaguchi branch. Kinokuniya<\/p>\n
Umeda. TOKYO-Kinokuniya Minami Shinjuku.<\/p>\n
Online: http:\/\/www.trafford.com\/robots\/03-1713.html and amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n Borders\u3000(now teamed with Amazon)<\/p>\n www.amazon.com(same URL for Borders<\/p>\n Barnes and Nobles www.bn.com, and Chapters Indigo in Canada \u3000http:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n you can find it by doing an author or title search.<\/p>\n NHK \u00a0http:\/\/www.nhk.or.jp\/kanazawa\/bangumi\/610\/bunko\/bunko.html<\/a><\/p>\n Author interviews-<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.mindfirerenew.com\/issue1\/0104-interviewmoon1.html<\/a><\/p>\n