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It is not really a comingofage story, but does trace the life of an orphan from a boy to a young adult. This is a book of warlords, samurais, and servants in ancient japan. But sarus fortunes change overnight when he meets a samurai soldier in need of something. Goodreads members who liked the samurais tale also liked. When the powerful lord takedas soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy taros life and take him along with them. Buy the samurai s tale by erik christian haugaard online at alibris. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble lord akiyama, where he meets togan, a cook, who teaches taro and makes his new life bearable. Haugaard has an active writing voice that does well in transmitting the reader to the. But then with two tragic deaths in a short period of time tarnishes and make unclear of his dreams.
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