Memoirs Of A Geisha

Sold as a child into Kyoto’s ruthless pleasure district, a young fishing-village girl is torn from her family and thrown into the secretive world of Gion. Under the guidance of a rival-turned-mentor, she masters the arts of dance, music, conversation and seduction, learning that beauty is both a weapon and a currency. But every kimono hides a cost. She must survive jealous rivals, powerful patrons and the shifting tides of a changing Japan. Beneath the silk and powder lies a dangerous game of survival, and a forbidden desire that could destroy everything she has fought to become Japan’s most celebrated geisha.