The Hidden Across The Nightingale Floor

Across the nightingale floor is set in a fictional world based on japan during the sengoku period and follows the story of a sixteen year old boy named tomasu and fifteen year old girl named kaede.

The hidden across the nightingale floor.

Our own medieval feudal system was a relatively simple affair. A society of rigid castes and codes subverted by love. Across the nightingale floor by lian hearn 336pp macmillan 12 99. In his black walled fortress at inuyama the warlord iida sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor.

Tomasu a member of the hidden by birth returns from exploring the mountains to find members of his family slaughtered. Nightingale floors 鴬張り or 鶯張り uguisubari listen help info are floors that make a chirping sound when walked upon. About across the nightingale floor. In his black walled fortress at inuyama the warlord iida sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor.

Each stratum of society owed allegiance to the one above it. An ancient tradition undermined by spies and assassins. The magic of enhanced senses was beautiful and very appropriate to the setting. An international bestseller across the nightingale floor is the first book in the tales of the otori series by lian hearn don t miss the related series the tale of shikanoko.

The across the nightingale floor community note includes chapter by chapter summary and analysis character list theme list historical context author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Takeo is raised among the hidden whose beliefs forbid them to kill. Across the nightingale floor. Born tomasu as a member of the hidden his name is later changed to takeo.

I loved my inner picture of how takeo was view spoiler dancing elegantly over the nightingale floor hide spoiler. Across the nightingale floor is a lyrical and bittersweet tale set in a fantasy medieval feudal japan. An international bestseller across the nightingale floor is the first book in the tales of the otori series by lian hearn don t miss the related series the tale of shikanoko. These floors were used in the hallways of some temples and palaces the most famous example being nijō castle in kyoto japan dry boards naturally creak under pressure but these floors were built in a way that the flooring nails rub against a jacket or clamp.