{"id":163,"date":"2026-07-19T00:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/books\/book-three\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:47:44","slug":"book-three","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/books\/book-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Three"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A WORK IN PROGRESS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0Strength of the House<\/em> books one and two covering the 1854-1879 period of the Meiji Restoration are completed and ready for reading and book three is work in progress. The draft is available to registered users on the Reading page.<\/p>

A small number of readers are being invited to review the manuscripts before publication.\u00a0This is not a request for editorial correction or technical review, but an opportunity to experience the story as a reader and provide honest impressions of its characters, pacing, themes and overall impact.\u00a0If you enjoy historical fiction, Japanese history, family sagas or stories of enterprise and transformation, your perspective would be greatly valued. Your feedback will help ensure that the finished work remains engaging, accessible and true to its vision.<\/p>

If you would like access to the pre-publication releases of the books please use the contact page<\/a> to register a request to join the reading group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Strength of the House<\/i> has always grown through the generosity of its readers. Before each volume is published, a small number of pre-publication readers are invited to review the manuscript and provide feedback on clarity, continuity, historical detail, and the reading experience. If you enjoy thoughtful historical fiction and would like the opportunity to help shape the final work, I would be delighted to hear from you.<\/p>

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\u5bb6\u306e\u6210\u9577 Ie no Seich\u014d Book 3 The Growth of the House A WORK IN PROGRESS The\u00a0Strength of the House books one and two covering the 1854-1879 period of the Meiji Restoration are completed and ready for reading and book three is work in progress. The draft is available to registered users on the Reading page. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":157,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435,"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions\/435"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinesmokepress.com\/the-strength-of-the-house\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}