Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, (2009). SIGNED first edition - A novel by this anthropologist and writer specializing in Japan - among other things, she was the geisha consultant for the film "Memoirs of a Geisha" based on Arthur Golden's novel. From the back cover: According to Buddhist theology, the world is suffering through a final corrupt era called mappo. As mapo continues, chaos will increase until the center can no longer hold. In Japan, many believe that Miroku, Buddha of the Future, will appear and bring about a new age of enlightenment. In this novel, one Buddhist priest struggles with the dictates of his inherited orthodoxy, while another rebels." SIGNED on the half title page. Laid in is a small promotional item, still sealed - "hidden." 396 pp. ISBN: 978-1933330853.