“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
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In the Japanese emperor's court, the hypocrisy of status-hungry officials threatens Uguisu, the modest, young flute player who wins the emperor's heart. When Uguisu is superseded, as in the original fairy tale, by a bejeweled wanton, Lady Hinata, the emperor's cat (and familiar of a goddess) comes to her rescue.
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Kara Dalkey
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