Book guide
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
On Japan’s sealed-off edge, a Dutch clerk’s forbidden fascination threatens everything he came to protect.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalForbidden romanceHistoricalPolitical intrigueHistoricalClass divideLiterarySocial commentaryRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceStar-crossed lovers
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About The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
In 1799, Jacob de Zoet arrives at Dejima, the tightly controlled Dutch trading post in Nagasaki Harbor, hoping to earn his fortune and return home. A chance encounter with midwife Orito Aibagawa pulls him into a world of corruption, secrecy, and dangerous promises.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- rape
- sexual violence
- captivity
- drugging
- child death
- child murder
- slavery
- racism
- racial slurs
- violence
- murder
- body horror
