Japn, 1857, La poca de los samuris est a punto de terminar y es el momento de que un nuevo Japn renazca. Una joven se aventura en este revuelo. Tsuru se ve arrastrada por la subversin, la intriga poltica y un amor peligroso, hasta terminar en pleno campo de batalla, en un mundo de hombres, cuidando de los heridos. Flores y sombras es un absorbente relato de amor y de guerra, de mujeres y hombres, del nacimiento del Japn moderno. Arroja una luz brillante en una poca de la historia de la que poco se ha sabido hasta ahora, aunque el impacto que supuso todava deja murmullos en todo el mundo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Japan, 1857. The age of the samurai is ending and in its place a new Japan will be born. The daughter of a doctor, Tsuru has been working alongside him and learning the ways of medicine all her life. Soon, she is drawn into a shadowy world of subversion, political intrigue and a dangerous love until she is working on the battlefields, alongside men, to care for the wounded. Blossoms and Shadows is a compelling tale of love and war, women and men, and the rise of modern Japan. It shines a brilliant light on a time in history that few have known about until now, though the change it brought continues to ripple around the world.