Title: Memoirs of a Geisha
By: Arthur Golden
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 512
Release Date: November 1999
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Summary from Goodreads:
Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it.
In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
Review: It took me too long to get around to reading this book, but it was worth the wait. I loved this story from the moment I opened the cover. There wasn't a single chapter that bored me. There was so much story and it all worked. Author's tend to try and pack too much story into a book, but this author knows his stuff. The characters were right on point. Their trials and back stories. The whole plot was so intricate and full of culture. I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone who loves historical fiction.
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