Publisher's Synopsis
"In 1600 feudal Japan, Sanematsu Yoshikane begins a journey to fulfill her father's ambitions for her destiny. Having completed her training hidden away in a remote monastery on Kyushu, she emerges in Kyoto to take her place in Lord Sanematsu's army, in the guise of a man. Yoshikane learns to fit into the world of men, samurai, politicians and warriors. Along the way she discovers the world of women and love"--.