The Snow Fox by Fromberg Schaeffer
Another historical novel, The Snow Fox, takes readers to a Japan of 1000 years ago, and imagines the love story between Lady Utsu, a woman renowned for her beauty and her poetry, and a Samurai named Matsuhito, who is sworn to Lady Utsu's protector, the driven Lord Norimasa. There is a mystery behind Utsu and Matushito, as well. Who are their parents? Could they even be brother and sister? Four children are mixed up as a means of confusing an enemy lord, and then the puzzle is forgotten, sort of.
Based in legend, and with images abounding on the net, the story of Utsu and Matsuhito is quite compelling, and also gives a taste of life as Fromberg Schaeffer imagines it in Japan in the time of the samurai. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in a good historical romance.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: ****
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