The Teahouse Fire
by Ellis Avery
Social life and customsLiteratureFictionJapanese tea ceremonyAmericans
5.0
Open LibraryAbout this book
The story of two women whose lives intersect in late nineteenth century Japan, The Teahouse Fire is also a portrait of one of the most fascinating places and times in all of history-Japan as it opens its doors to the West. Told through the enchanting and unforgettable voice of Aurelia, an American orphan adopted by proprietors of a tea ceremony school, this is "a magisterial novel that is equal parts love story, imaginative history and bildungsroman, a story as alluring as it is powerful" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Themes & subjects
Social life and customsLiteratureFictionJapanese tea ceremonyAmericansJapan, fiction
Setting
JapanKyoto (Japan)Kyoto19th century
About the author
Ellis Avery
25 October 1972 – 15 February 2019
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