The Ghost Brush

by Katherine Govier

On Sale: 07/26/2011

The Ghost Brush

by Katherine Govier

On Sale: 07/26/2011

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About the Book

Oei is the daughter of the great Japanese printmaker Hokusai. Long consigned to a minor role as gloomy sidekick, she is barely a footnote in the historical record.

Here, Oei recounts her life with one of the great eccentrics of the 19th century. Dodging the Shogun’s spies, she and Hokusai live amongst actors, novelists, tattoo artists and prostitutes, making the exquisite pictures that define their time. Disguised, they escape the city gates to view waves and Mount Fuji. But they return to enchanting, dangerous Edo (Tokyo), the largest city in the world.

Wielding her brush, Oei defies all expectations of womanhood— all but one. She is dutiful until death to the exasperating father who created her and, ultimately, steals her future. A breathtaking work of imagination, The Ghost Brush illuminates the most tender and ambiguous love of all—that between father and daughter.

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9781554686445
  • ISBN 10: 155468644X
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 07/26/2011
  • Pages: 432
  • List Price:23.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Literary

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