The Wooden Samurai
READING AGE 16+
"In 1708 Japan, Hirata, a samurai serving Lord Takarada, is enjoying his elevated status in the daimyo’s army when he finds a gift, a wooden carving of a samurai on a horse. Hirata realizes he has a secret admirer, and soon discovers Matsuda, a young archer in Takarada’s retinue, has taken a liking to him.
But Hirata isn’t ready for a relationship with a man and refuses Matsuda. When he realizes he really does love Matsuda, the archer is far away with Lord Takarada in Edo Castle, and Hirata doesn’t know when they will return.
Hirata decides to convince Matsuda he is ready, but before he can put it into action, an earthquake and a tsunami destroy the daimyo’s manor.
Is Matsuda still alive? Is it too late for love to bloom between the two men?"
Unfold
When Hirata awoke, he realized he was lying down. The wooden beams had been removed from his legs and the air was clean and crisp. When he stirred, someone helped him to a sitting position and coughing racked his body. He hacked so hard his whole body began to ache.
“Good. He is getting rid of the last of the smoke from his lungs,” a voi……
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