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Memoirs Of A Geisha
by Arthur Golden

Category:  Historical Fiction

Average Rating:  5.0

Nitta Sayuri tells us in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate of her life as a geisha. Her story 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 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.

Jeff

[2025-06-30 01:34:37]

Rating:  5

This reads like a true memoir, although it's actually historical fiction. Wonderfully narrated by Yolande Bavan, it's a fascinating and very compelling story that totally draws the listener in. The characters are well drawn and quite believable. Truly, this is a poignant love story that I can highly recommend.