This is a swash-buckling tale of derring-do. In 1611, spurred on by a letter to London merchants from an English mariner who had been marooned in Japan for more than ten years, seven adventurers were dispatched to find him and use his skills to exploit the riches of this forbidden country. But when they arrived, they found he had gone native. Fantastic research, page-turning writing, absolutely my sort of book.
(Tony May - bwl 27 December 2004 ) |
