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| secrets of a geisha book: Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden, Michael Dean, 2008 Captivating, minutely imagined . . . a novel that refuses to stay shut (Newsweek), Memoirs of a Geisha is now released in a movie tie-in edition. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Sex Secrets of an American Geisha Py Kim Conant, 2006-10-23 Any single or married woman can find success in the pursuit of love, marriage, and happiness with these sensible, sexy, realistic tips from Py Kim Conant, who used them to find her own American husband. More practical than politically correct, her advice covers every aspect of landing and keeping a man. Developing Geisha Consciousness, she says, helps maximize a woman's femininity. The author invites readers to become a Younger Sister, a geisha-in-training, and then proceeds into the four parts of this lively, provocative book: getting started as an American Geisha; sex secrets to bond him to you; planning for marriage; and keeping the marriage fresh and sexy. She suggests specific strategies for women including creating a bedroom shrine of worship to hubby's manhood; learning to express femininity and sexuality; identifying and then dating their Good Man. An afterword on Geisha Power, a glossary of terms, recommended reading, and resources help readers expand the experience. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Geisha Lesley Downer, 2001 Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, we have been intrigued by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of fictional creations from Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha. The reality of the geisha's existence has rarely been described. Contrary to popular opinion, geisha are not prostitutes but literally arts people. Their accomplishments might include singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument but, above all, they are masters of the art of conversation, soothing worries of highly paid businessmen who can afford their attentions. The real secret history of the geisha is explored here. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Geisha Secret Hanako, 2013-04-01 A dating guide for women that applies the practices of the geisha to modern day, The Geisha Secret is what every woman must know if she wants a boyfriend or to be married. The geisha's time tested methods of attracting men are more relevant than ever because women have lost their touch with men. There are single women everywhere with no viable long-term dating prospects or marriage proposals. Women have lost the art of desirability. The Geisha Secret will show you how to become attractive to men by transforming you into the ideal female companion. You will learn The Rituals, ancient practices of the geisha applied to the modern world, which will change how men perceive you. Men will be intrigued by you, love you, and seek to give you their hearts with the hope of their affection being returned. The Geisha Secret can give you the power to win a man's heart and forever change your life. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See, 2011-10-17 Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of her feet, this is extraordinary good luck. Lily now has the power to make a good marriage and change the fortunes of her family. To prepare for her new life, she must undergo the agonies of footbinding, learn nu shu, the famed secret women's writing, and make a very special friend, Snow Flower. But a bitter reversal of fortune is about to change everything. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Yoshiwara Cecilia Segawa Seigle, 1993-03-01 Drawing on both historical and literary sources, examines life in the pleasure houses of Japan during the Edo period from the early 1600s to 1868. Among the topics are the origins, illegal competitors, the cost of a visit, the treatment of the courtesans, traditions and protocols, Yoshiwara arts, th |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Geisha with the Green Eyes India Millar, 2016-08-15 Step into a mesmerizing world where history, romance, and resilience collide in The Geisha with the Green Eyes. 1850 Japan is a land shrouded in mystery, sealed from the outside world for centuries. At its heart lies Edo, home to Yoshiwara—The Floating World—a district of forbidden pleasures and exquisite artistry. Hidden within its labyrinth is the exclusive Hidden House, where only the most skilled and sought-after geisha are trained to serve Japan’s elite. Among them is Midori No Me, a woman who stands apart. With her striking green eyes and heritage that bridges two worlds, Midori was born into captivity and groomed from childhood to entertain the wealthiest patrons. At thirteen, her innocence was sold to the highest bidder, a famed kabuki actor. Yet destiny wove a darker path, delivering her into the clutches of Edo's most feared yakuza. But Midori is more than a prized possession. She is a survivor. This is the story of a geisha who dared to escape the intoxicating splendor and unrelenting cruelty of Yoshiwara—a journey through betrayal, resilience, and the search for freedom. For readers of Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement and Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha, India Millar’s The Geisha with the Green Eyes weaves a tale of sensuality, strength, and unforgettable beauty. Embark on a journey through a mesmerizing historical romance unlike any other. Keywords: free, Historical Fiction Novel, Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, Asian-Inspired Historical Fiction Novel, Feudal Japan, Yakuza Stories, Samurai Books, Lost and Found Family Novels, Adoption, Identity, Forbidden Traditions, Strong Female Protagonist, Brave Heroines in Historical Fiction, Page-Turning Historical Fiction, Edo-Period Japan Novels, Kyoto, Tokyo, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lisa See, Amy Tan |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Dragon Geisha India Millar, 2024-12-23 A new world full of beautiful possibilities, but old scars run deep. Midori No Me, renowned as the Geisha with the Green Eyes, has broken free from the clutches of the Floating World, realizing her aspirations amid a traveling kabuki troupe in the United States. Yet, the past refuses to relinquish its hold. Envy and treachery threaten to shatter the fragile peace she has painstakingly crafted. When news of her former master Akira's cruelty toward her comrades in Edo reaches her, Midori cannot turn a blind eye. Driven by compassion and resolve, she embarks on a perilous journey back to the heart of the Floating World, determined to liberate those ensnared in the same chains she once bore. The Geisha with the Green Eyes must now embrace her inner strength as The Dragon Geisha, weaving tales of resilience and redemption amidst the tangled threads of fate. Keywords: Historical Fiction Novel, Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, Asian-Inspired Historical Fiction Novel, Feudal Japan, Yakuza Stories, Samurai Books, Lost and Found Family Novels, Adoption, Identity, Forbidden Traditions, Strong Female Protagonist, Brave Heroines in Historical Fiction, Page-Turning Historical Fiction, Edo-Period Japan Novels, Kyoto, Tokyo, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lisa See, Amy Tan |
| secrets of a geisha book: Geisha Secrets Miranda Reigns, 2000-12-12 The world of Japanese geisha culture has long commanded worldwide interest and fascination. A document of this culture, as well as an exercise in erotic tradition, the pillow book, was first used during Japan's Kamakura period (1192–1333). It then developed into a wider range of boudoir literature. Others became illustrated portfolios, or shunga, traditional Japanese erotic art that recalls great eighteenth-century masters such as Hokusai and Utamaro, as well as today's popular Manga comics. These pillow books were used by courtesans and geishas to aid sexual exploration, and throughout history also became a cultural guide to the world of the geisha, describing training, dress, makeup, and style, both public and private. This book brings the world of the geisha to us in glorious vibrancy through its topics of the history of the geisha tradition, the rigors of the geisha apprenticeship, the significance of the kimono, and the meticulous care of the daily routine and cosmetics; the perfection of skills of ceremony, dance, and music, and the significance of misuage—loss of virginity—and the role of the danna, or patron. Filled with the facts of formal tradition and ritual along with erotic symbolism makes Geisha Secrets a must for aficionados of classic erotica and for anyone else who wishes to preserve the rapidly vanishing world of the geisha. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Glass Geishas Susanna Quinn, 2012 A girl goes missing in the glamorous and seedy world of Tokyo's hostess bars. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Geisha Who Could Feel No Pain India Millar, Among the enchanting world of geishas, Mineko harbored a secret unlike any other—a secret not even she fully understood. Mineko was the geisha immune to pain, a woman whose resilience defied the touch of cruelty. Yet, her invulnerability extended beyond the physical; she was also impervious to the stirrings of love, longing, and desire. Until the arrival of Ken, a Samurai whose passion kindled a fire within Mineko's unyielding heart. But their love was a forbidden flame, constrained by Mineko's servitude to Akira, the formidable yakuza master who owned them both. As Mineko's yearnings for freedom intensified, she found herself entangled in a web of secrets within the Hidden House, each revelation more sinister than the last. In this installment of the Secrets from the Hidden House series, Mineko's journey unravels the darkest mysteries of her sanctuary. Step into the captivating tale of The Geisha Who Could Feel No Pain, where the past and present collide in a dance of intrigue and desire. Keywords: Historical Fiction Novel, Japanese Historical Fiction Novel, Asian-Inspired Historical Fiction Novel, Feudal Japan, Yakuza Stories, Samurai Books, Lost and Found Family Novels, Adoption, Identity, Forbidden Traditions, Strong Female Protagonist, Brave Heroines in Historical Fiction, Page-Turning Historical Fiction, Edo-Period Japan Novels, Kyoto, Tokyo, Memoirs of a Geisha, Lisa See, Amy Tan |
| secrets of a geisha book: Beato Goes to Japan Sucheta Rawal, 2018-06-05 Beato is a curious cat exploring different countries around the world. On this trip, he sets out on an adventure to Japan, where he learns calligraphy, dances with robots, and meets sumo wrestlers. www.BeatoGoesTo.com Check out Beato's other adventures in Beato Goes to Greenland, Beato Goes to Israel, and Beato Goes to Indonesia. |
| secrets of a geisha book: My Father's Geisha James Gordon Bennett, 1991 This fresh, poignant first novel features two siblings who will capture readers's hearts in the manner of Salinger's Franny and Zooey. Army brats Teddy and Cora are constantly on the move from base to base with their warring parents. With their edgy intelligence and precocious charm, this duo jumps off the page and pulls readers into their hearts. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Memories of Silk and Straw Junichi Saga, 1990 Over 50 reminiscences of pre-modern Japan. This book presents an illustrationf a way of life that has virtually disappeared. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Master Puppeteer Katherine Paterson, 1989-03-24 Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to Yosida, is determined to find out, even at risk to his own life. Meamwhile, Jiro devotes himself to learning puppetry. Kinshi, the puppet master's son, tutors him. When his sheltered life at the theater is shattered by mobs of hungry, rioting peasants, Jiro becomes aware of responsibilities greater that his craft. As he schemes to help his friend Kinshi and to find his own parent, Jiro stumbles onto a dangerous and powerful secret.... |
| secrets of a geisha book: Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle Mark D. West, 2007-01-15 A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral leadership ensue. Sound familiar? If you guessed Clinton and Lewinsky, try again. This incident involved former Japanese prime minister Sosuke Uno and a geisha. In Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle, Mark D. West organizes the seemingly random worlds of Japanese and American scandal—from corporate fraud to baseball cheaters, political corruption to celebrity sexcapades—to explore well-ingrained similarities and contrasts in law and society. In Japan and the United States, legal and organizational rules tell us what kind of behavior is considered scandalous. When Japanese and American scandal stories differ, those rules—rules that define what’s public and what’s private, rules that protect injuries to dignity and honor, and rules about sex, to name a few—often help explain the differences. In the cases of Clinton and Uno, the rules help explain why the media didn’t cover Uno’s affair, why Uno’s wife apologized on her husband’s behalf, and why Uno—and not Clinton—resigned. Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle offers a novel approach to viewing the phenomenon of scandal—one that will be applauded by anyone who has obsessed over (or ridiculed) these public episodes. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories Theodore William Goossen, 2002 Beginning with the first writings to assimilate and rework Western literary traditions, through the flourishing of the short story genre in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Taisho era, to the new breed of writers produced under the constraints of literary censorship, and the current writings reflecting the pitfalls and paradoxes of modern life, this anthology offers a stimulating survey of the entire development of the Japanese short story. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Shadows of Tokyo Matthew Legare, 2018-05-21 Tokyo, December 1931 As Japan expands its empire in China and unemployment ravages the economy, Police Inspector Kenji Aizawa receives an anonymous call about the imminent assassination of a leading statesman. The secret informant is Reiko Watanabe, geisha mistress to the plot's mastermind. Reiko, headstrong and outspoken, prefers a modern life to being a geisha and is horrified that her lover, the American-educated descendant of samurai, Masaru Ryusaki, has become a fascist firebrand. Together with his allies in the Imperial Army, Ryusaki plans to overthrow the civilian government and establish a military dictatorship. Torn between honor and duty, Reiko and Inspector Aizawa must forge an unlikely alliance in order to stay one step ahead of Ryusaki and a fanatical Army officer. All the while, they uncover a shadowy conspiracy that reaches into the upper echelons of government, international finance, and even around the Imperial Throne itself. Set during the intersection of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Great Depression, Shadows of Tokyo brings the turbulent and dangerous world of prewar Japan to vivid life. Shadows of Tokyo is the first book in a noir historical thriller series set in pre-World War II Japan. Shadows of Tokyo portrays the somber zeitgeist of Japan's capital in 1931, where rightist assassins armed with swords, handguns and bombs stalk key political and business figures. --The Japan Times Legare's story reflects conscientious research into historic detail. --The Japan Times Five Star Reviewers Have It Right: This Series Sizzles --Amazon Review Unique premise, memorable characters. --Amazon Review |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Book of Loss Julith Jedamus, 2007-07-24 A dramatic, beautifully written first novel, The Book of Loss is a gripping story of sexual jealousy at court, set in the perfectly realized world of imperial tenth-century Japan. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Secrets of Mariko Elisabeth Bumiller, 2010-09-29 With Bumiller's intimate, beautifully written portrait of a middle-class Tokyo housewife, readers finally penetrate the mysteries of the Japanese people to see how they differ from us, and how they are alike. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Miyazakiworld Susan Napier, 2018-09-04 The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world A thirtieth-century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red-haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit—what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known worldwide for films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and The Wind Rises. Japanese culture and animation scholar Susan Napier explores the life and art of this extraordinary Japanese filmmaker to provide a definitive account of his oeuvre. Napier insightfully illuminates the multiple themes crisscrossing his work, from empowered women to environmental nightmares to utopian dreams, creating an unforgettable portrait of a man whose art challenged Hollywood dominance and ushered in a new chapter of global popular culture. |
| secrets of a geisha book: A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding Jackie Copleton, 2016-01-06 When a badly scarred man knocks on the door of Amaterasu Takahashi's retirement home and says that he is her grandson, she doesn't believe him. She knows her grandson, and her daughter, died the day the Americans dropped the atomic bomb; she searched the ruined city for weeks. Amaterasu has buried the memories of that day and the years leading up to it. Supressing her feelings was something she became an expert at during the long sake-pouring nights she worked in a hostess bar. But why does she hold the man her daughter loved in such contempt? And if you've become adept at lying, can you still recognise when someone is telling the truth? |
| secrets of a geisha book: Pure Skin Victoria Tsai, 2018-05-08 Skincare is self-care. This guide book helps you get to know and improve your skin health with useful tips and recommendations for using everyday ingredients and skin products in a super simple, unique-to-you ritual. Vicky Tsai, founder of Tatcha Skin Care, is sharing generations-old, time-tested Japanese skincare traditions with you. No matter how you customize it, all you need is two minutes and four steps: Purify, Polish, Prep, and Nourish. But Pure Skin isn’t just about basic skincare, it’s also about a lifestyle; it begins with how you eat and even how you sleep. You’ll also learn about: · East vs. West: Learn why spot treatment and quick fixes never make lasting changes · A Silken Path to Softer Skin: Pamper yourself with silk in five different ways · What’s Your Skincare Psyche?: Discover your skincare personality and what treatment will work for you · Sheet Masks Demystified: Indulge in this scientifically-proven beauty trend once a week · Ingredients to Believe In: Use the six traditional ingredients found in Japanese skincare · The Japanese Diet for Clear Skin: Feed your skin with the trinity of Japanese superfoods |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd, 2013-05-07 Now in paperback comes the intoxicating debut novel of one motherless daughter's discovery of ... the strange and wondrous places we find love (The Washington Post). Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing work is set in South Carolina in 1964. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential Brian Ashcraft, Shoko Ueda, 2014-05-13 The schoolgirl is the main driver of Japan's Gross National Cool, and Brian Ashcraft's book is the best source for those hoping to understand why. --Chris Baker, WIRED Magazine Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic Japanese schoolgirl craze that is sweeping the globe. For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Blood: The Last Vampire. These girls are literally showing up everywhere--in movies, magazines, video games, advertising, and music. WIRED Magazine has kept an eye on the trends emerging from these stylish teens, following kick-ass schoolgirl characters in videogames like Street Fighter and assassin schoolgirls in movies like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-Pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists--along with famous Japanese film directors, historians and marketers--authors Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda (who have both contributed to WIRED's Japanese Schoolgirl Watch columns) reveal the true story behind Japan's schoolgirl obsessions. You'll learn the origins of the schoolgirls' unusual attire, and how they are becoming a global brand used to sell everything from kimchi to insurance. In Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential, you'll discover: Sailor-suited pop-idols Cult movie vixens Schoolgirl shopping power The latest uniform fashions Japanese schoolgirls are a symbol of girl empowerment. Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential shows why they are so intensely cool. Don't miss this essential book on the Japanese youth culture craze that is driving today's pop culture worldwide. Whether your preferred schoolgirl is more the upstanding heroine Sailor Moon or the vengeful, weapon-wielding Gogo Yubari of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1, you'll come away well versed. --Publishers Weekly |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Bonesetter's Daughter Amy Tan, 2001-02-19 A mother and daughter find what they share in their bones in this compelling novel from the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles. Ruth Young and her widowed mother have always had a difficult relationship. But when she discovers writings that vividly describe her mother’s tumultuous life growing up in China, Ruth discovers a side of LuLing that she never knew existed. Transported to a backwoods village known as Immortal Heart, Ruth learns of secrets passed along by a mute nursemaid, Precious Auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined; of the crumbling ravine known as the End of the World; and of the curse that LuLing believes she released through betrayal. Within the calligraphied pages awaits the truth about a mother's heart, secrets she cannot tell her daughter, yet hopes she will never forget... Conjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, The Bonesetter’s Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes. |
| secrets of a geisha book: 極道な月 Shoko Tendo, 2007-03-28 The shocking, yet intensely moving memoir of 37-year-old Tendo, who grew up the daughter of a yakuza boss, takes readers through her downward spiral with warmth and candor, and gives a moving and inspiring account of how she overcame a lifetime of discrimination and abuse. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Woman in the White Kimono Ana Johns, 2019-05-28 Cinematic, deeply moving, and beautifully written. --Carol Mason, author of After You Left Inspired by true stories, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home. Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura’s prearranged marriage secures her family’s status in their traditional Japanese community. However, Naoko has fallen for an American sailor, and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When it’s learned Naoko carries the sailor’s child, she’s cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations. America, present day. Tori Kovac finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Tori's journey leads her to a remote seaside village in Japan, where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption. In breathtaking prose, The Woman in the White Kimono shows how two women, decades apart, are inextricably bound by the secrets between them. |
| secrets of a geisha book: One Hundred and One Ways Mako Yoshikawa, 2000 I have spent most of my life in New Jersey, but the blood of a geisha courses through me yet. If Kiki Takehashi's life is dramatically different from that of her reserved Japanese-American mother, it is light-years away from that of her grandmother, whom she knows only through old family stories. Kiki has recently become engaged to Eric, a handsome, successful New York City lawyer. But at the same time she is haunted--quite literally--by the memory of her friend Phillip, killed the previous year in a mountaineering accident. Kiki has never met her grandmother Yukiko, for whom she is named. Still, thoroughly American though she is, she feels a secret kinship with her. Kiki is swept up by the story of this strong, proud, passionate woman who, against all odds, in a time and place far different from her own, was sold by her impoverished family, became a famous geisha, and found the love that has so far eluded the rest of the Takehashi women. Lyrical, haunting, and stunningly evocative, One Hundred and One Ways introduces a powerful and exciting new voice in contemporary fiction. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Cloud Of Sparrows Takashi Matsuoka, 2008-09-04 Warrior clans nursing ancient grudges. Western missionaries brandishing pistols. Beautiful geishas who are deadly ninjas. 1861 - after two centuries of isolation Japan has been forced to open its doors. Now new influences are tearing apart the old order. Japan is as unprepared for outsiders as missionaries are for samurai assassins, executions and honour killings. Genji's life is at risk. He plans his escape to the Cloud of Sparrows but the road is long and there are many places along the way for brutal samurai to attack -The demons of the past, the treachery of the present, an uncertain future are about to collide in the most terrifying ways. |
| secrets of a geisha book: A Very Fine House Rose Molina, 2021-12 When Letty Marquez discovers an elegant-but-decrepit Victorian mansion not far from school, she and her friends decide to keep it a secret and make it their own. As the Vietnam war escalates, the nation reels from protests, riots, and a drug epidemic. Letty and her friends pit themselves against forces that want the land beneath the house. At the same time, boys, friends, and permissive American culture constantly clash with Letty's Mexican upbringing and her Catholic religion. In A Very Fine House by Rose Molina, we experience the turmoil of an era where political awareness and social change engulf the lives of young people struggling to come of age. Interwoven in this difficult phase of life, culture clashes exacerbate the struggle in the search for an identity. The story sheds light on these complex issues with both humor and warmth. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Ebony Geisha Comfort Brown, 2017-07-02 Summer Brickwald embarks on a journey to unlock the secret behind the adoption of her and her twin sister. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger threatens to reveal the truth, but can Summer's adopted father stop them both? |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Valley Of Amazement Amy Tan, 2013-11-05 New York Times bestseller The Valley of Amazement is an evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity—from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village. Shanghai, 1912. Violet Minturn is the daughter of the American madam of the city’s most exclusive courtesan house. But when the Ching dynasty is overturned, Violet is separated from her mother and forced to become a “virgin courtesan.” Spanning more than forty years and two continents, Amy Tan’s newest novel maps the lives of three generations of women—and the mystery of an evocative painting known as “The Valley of Amazement.” Moving from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty to the growth of anti-foreign sentiment and the inner workings of courtesan houses, The Valley of Amazement interweaves the story of Violet, a celebrated Shanghai courtesan on a quest for both love and identity, and her mother, Lucia, an American woman whose search for penance leads them to an unexpected reunion. The Valley of Amazement is a deeply moving narrative of family secrets, legacies, and the profound connections between mothers and daughters, reminiscent of the compelling territory Tan so expertly mapped in The Joy Luck Club. With her characteristic wisdom, grace, and humor, Tan conjures up a story of inherited trauma, desire, deception, and the power and stubbornness of love. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Blonde Geisha Jina Bacarr, 2014-08-01 The early summer of 1892 brought a heavy rainy season that year in Japan. Plum Rain, the Japanese called it, because it comes when the fruit bulges with ripeness and promise. Like a young girl reaching womanhood. A girl like me. In the ancient Japanese tradition of beauty and grace, sex and erotic fantasies are hidden secrets that only a select few may learn, and which are forbidden to foreigners. But when a threat to her father's life puts her own in jeopardy, young Kathlene Mallory is sent to live in safety at the Tea House of the Look-Back Tree, where she is allowed to glimpse inside the sensual world of the geisha. During the years of her training in the art of pleasuring men, Kathlene's desires are awakened by the promise of unending physical delights, and she eagerly prepares for the final ritual that will fulfill her dream of becoming a geisha — the selling of her virginity. The man willing to pay for such an honor, Baron Tonda, is not the man for whom Kathlene carries a secret longing, but he is the man who will bring ruin to the teahouse, and danger to Kathlene, if he is disappointed.... |
| secrets of a geisha book: An Open Swimmer Tim Winton, 2012-09-14 An Open Swimmer, winner of the Australian Vogel Award, is the remarkable first novel by Tim Winton, one of Australia's most loved and respected writers. Jerra and his best mate Sean set off in a beaten-up old VW to go camping on the coast. Jerra's friends and family want to know when he will finish university, when he will find a girl. But they don't understand about Sean's mother, Jewel, or the bush or the fish with the pearl. They think he needs a job, but what Jerra is searching for is more elusive. Only the sea, and perhaps the old man who lives in a shack beside it, can help. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden, 2011 Captivating, minutely imagined . . . a novel that refuses to stay shut (Newsweek), Memoirs of a Geisha is now released in a movie tie-in edition. |
| secrets of a geisha book: The Book of Five Rings Miyamoto Musashi, 2024-05-21 There are various Ways. There is the Way of salvation by the law of Buddha the Way of Confucius governing the Way of learning the Way of healing as a doctor as a poet teaching the Way of Waka tea archery and many arts and skills. Each man practises as he feels inclined. It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword and he should have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Secrets of Japan Michael Dziesinski, 2005 Present-Day Exploration of The Land of The Rising Sun--As we start the twenty-first century few corners of the world remain unexplored and unilluminated by the lamp of reason in this scientific age. The fewer places there are to hide, the more bewildering and shocking the experience when we suddenly face cosmic terror. In this meticulously-researched sourcebook you will find a comprehensive portrayal of the culture, history, and people of Japan presented in a Lovecraftian setting. Secrets of Japan presents a new world of possibilities for keepers and investigators wishing to take their adventures East. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Geisha Jodi Cobb, 1998 A photographic chronicle of the life of the geisha, detailing the training, costumes, make-up, and attitudes that allow them to present the illusion of the perfect woman. |
| secrets of a geisha book: Geisha Secrets , 2001 |
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