An Autistic Teen’s Journey to Topple a Shogun in Medieval Japan
There’s harrowing tension in being Asayi. But join Asayi’s circle to oppose a punitive regime. Court intrigues swirl, underbelly characters from different levels of society emerge, deceptions reign, yet truth emerges at the end.
Layers of nuance unfold: the vulnerability of an autistic young woman in a merciless time period; political unrest, physical survival, secret identities, and finding one’s tribe and love while facing injustices and revolts that are just as real as today’s inequities and discontents.
The underdogs prevail in this remarkable medieval Japanese saga replete with true to life characters, political and personal sagas, and the enduring Asian cultural icon: the ghost.
Hatano: “We need not suppress an entire army to
replace one shogun.”
Kanemura: “Come. Ride with me and tell me more.
A bold plan always amuses me.”
Suri queried Hatano: “What brings you to my
humble home?”’
“We need your help to replace a shogun.”
“Do I have thousands of warriors hidden here
that I do not see?”
“No, you have one warrior here who will save thousands of lives.”
There’s harrowing tension in being Asayi. But join Asayi’s circle to oppose a punitive regime. Court intrigues swirl, underbelly characters from different levels of society emerge, deceptions reign, yet truth emerges at the end.
Layers of nuance unfold: the vulnerability of an autistic young woman in a merciless time period; political unrest, physical survival, secret identities, and finding one’s tribe and love while facing injustices and revolts that are just as real as today’s inequities and discontents.
The underdogs prevail in this remarkable medieval Japanese saga replete with true to life characters, political and personal sagas, and the enduring Asian cultural icon: the ghost.
Hatano: “We need not suppress an entire army to
replace one shogun.”
Kanemura: “Come. Ride with me and tell me more.
A bold plan always amuses me.”
Suri queried Hatano: “What brings you to my
humble home?”’
“We need your help to replace a shogun.”
“Do I have thousands of warriors hidden here
that I do not see?”
“No, you have one warrior here who will save thousands of lives.”
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Sharon Curcio is an accomplished author with a diverse and distinguished career that spans marketing, education, and military intelligence. She holds a B.A. in Humanities from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Sharon’s professional journey began in the corporate world, where she worked in marketing for major corporations in the New York area, including a coveted position as a copywriter for the prestigious Madison Avenue ad agency Benton & Bowles.
“My inspiration to write “Asayi” stems from an experience I had while taking classes in sumi brush work when I lived in New York City in my late twenties. I learned to paint and painted Japanese and Chinese language characters but of course could not decipher the meaning of the characters. This influenced the development of Asayi – a copyist who can brush the characters on paper but doesn’t know the meaning of the characters (or language) she is working in.”
-Sharon Curcio
Sharon Curcio is an accomplished author with a diverse and distinguished career that spans marketing, education, and military intelligence. She holds a B.A. in Humanities from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Sharon’s professional journey began in the corporate world, where she worked in marketing for major corporations in the New York area, including a coveted position as a copywriter for the prestigious Madison Avenue ad agency Benton & Bowles.
“My inspiration to write “Asayi” stems from an experience I had while taking classes in sumi brush work when I lived in New York City in my late twenties. I learned to paint and painted Japanese and Chinese language characters but of course could not decipher the meaning of the characters. This influenced the development of Asayi – a copyist who can brush the characters on paper but doesn’t know the meaning of the characters (or language) she is working in.”
-Sharon Curcio
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