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Smoke in the Sun

  • 2018 first published
  • 416 pages

Smoke in the Sun is a 2018 feudal-Japan fiction novel by Renée Ahdieh. It takes readers to Japan in the Tokugawa period, 1600–1868. Key subjects include conduct of life, brothers and sisters, courts and courtiers and weddings.

It runs to roughly 416 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Conduct of life
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Courts and courtiers
  • Weddings
  • Samurai
  • Sex role
  • Courts and coutiers
  • Children's fiction
  • Marriage
  • Japan

Quick answers

Who wrote Smoke in the Sun?

Smoke in the Sun was written by Renée Ahdieh and first published in 2018.

What genre is Smoke in the Sun?

It is usually shelved as Samurai & Feudal Japan.

How long is Smoke in the Sun?

The median edition has 416 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Smoke in the Sun?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dragon of the Red Dawn, A Samurai Never Fears Death and The ghost in the Tokaido Inn.

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