Used Book – Geisha (new edition), Arthur Golden, Annie Hamel

At the age of nine, in pre-World War II Japan, Sayuri is sold by her father, a humble fisherman, to a pleasure house in Kyoto. Blessed with extraordinary blue eyes, the little girl quickly understands that she must take advantage of the opportunity she has been given. She docilely submits to the difficult initiation that will make her a true geisha.

The art of dressing and hairstyling, the tea ritual, the science of singing, dancing, and love: Sayuri will gradually rise to become one of the most coveted geishas in the city. The rich and powerful will vie for her favors. She will overcome the traps set by the hatred of a rival. She will ultimately find love…

Written in the form of memoirs, this account has the authenticity of an exceptional document and the sweep of a great novel. It draws us into the heart of an exotic world where eroticism and perversity, cruelty and refinement, seduction and mystery intertwine.