Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Vivid detailng of a sacred ceremony...

Ellis Avery gives the reader an opportunity to see the world of Tea Ceremony otherwise unfamiliar to the non Japanese person. The words and details are drawn out, much like the tea ceremonies themselves to preserve the art and beauty of the subject matter. Temae is used as a vessel to unfold the stories of a lifetime shared between the characters. This book reads like a life story should, so readers should not expect it to be a fast paced dramatic ensemble. The characters are human, and contrasting, the visuals are rich. The story focuses on human relationships, and the struggle to belong in a world where one is marked as a foreign object. The reader is walked through the historical changes that take place in Japan throughout the course of the story, while the main character, Aurelia, is faced with forbidden love, and teeters between two worlds, The Foreign and Japan.I highly recommend it.