num_pages: 333
description: Set in a mythical, feudal Japanese land, a world both beautiful and cruel, this intense love story of two young people takes place against a background of warring clans, famine and treacherous alliances.
language: English
title: Grass for His Pillow
titlecomplete: Grass for His Pillow
characters: Kaede Shirakawa, Otori Takeo
genres: Adventure, Historical, Fantasy, Japan, Asia, Young Adult, Historical Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 24682
places: Japan
series: Tales of the Otori
publisher: Pan MacMillan