The Tokaido Road - Tapa blanda

"Spectacular, captivating, and transporting." --Cosmopolitan on The Tokaido Road

"Intoxicating . . . Recreates the colorful people, stunning landscapes and arcane customs of feudal Japan . . . Robson keeps the story moving deftly through the separate worlds of cortesans, warriors, priests, peasants, poets, and actors, with an eye for the complex rules that govern them all." --San Francisco Chronicle on The Tokaido Road

"Rivals James Clavell's Shogun. . . . Robson delights us . . . She revels in the language and reveals the Japanese as a poetic, witty people." --The Washington Post Book World on The Tokaido Road

"Breathtaking . . . Intriguing . . . It reminds us that the Japenese regard eroticism as an art, a skill as cultivated as flower arranging and pouring tea." --Boston Sunday Herald on The Tokaido Road

"A riveting tale of revenge and adventure . . . Captivating . . . Meticulously researched. The colorful, complex traditions and culture of feudal Japan are detailed and provide a backdrop for a memorable tale of family honor lost and regained." --The Pittsburgh Press on The Tokaido Road