I thought I would share a new book with you called Song Of The Samurai by C. A. Parker (Author) in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the products you purchase.
I requested a copy of Song Of The Samurai because I thought this would be a book Charlie and David would enjoy and I was correct. I also enjoyed the story even though this isn’t a genre I usually read and may not read in the future. The Author has brought us a story about a Christian minister the founder of an impactful poverty non-profit.
He is a scholar of Buddhism. An expert in Japanese and here is a fun fact for you there is a flute featured in the story. Song Of The Samurai is about a practitioner of Aikido and the Edo period in Japan. It’s a historical fiction about the life, morality, economics, religion, family relationships and love during a time and place in history. C. A. Parker takes us on a pilgrimage across Japan in the early 1700’s of Kinko, a musician and monk who has made a mistake in love.
About the book:
Japan, 1745, is a land under the iron grip of the Tokugawa shoguns. Roads are monitored, dissent stifled, and order maintained through blackmail and an extensive network of informers. Amid rumors of rebellion, Kurosawa Kinko– samurai and monk– is expelled in disgrace as the head music instructor of his Zen temple in Nagasaki.
He begins an odyssey across Japan, dogged by agents and assassins from an unknown foe. Along his journey, Kinko encounters a compelling cast of merchants, ronin, courtesans, spies, warriors, hermits, and spirits, on a quest to redeem his honor. Inspired by the life of the historical Kurosawa Kinko (1710-1771), master of the shakuhachi flute and founder of the Kinko-ryu school, Song of the Samurai takes the reader on a richly-textured exploration of feudal Japan and the complexities of the human spirit.
About the book: C. A. Parker
For over twenty-five years, C. A. Parker has studied both the shakuhachi (an end-blown Japanese flute) and the martial art of Aikido, both in the United States and Japan. Prior to life as an author, Dr. Parker spent his career at the intersection of spirituality and social justice, and he has spent many years exploring the commonalities between Christian and Buddhist contemplative traditions. He lives in Washington, DC, with his two amazing and creative children, and two rescued pets (a grumpy old dog named Chewbacca and a neurotic cat named Luna.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
