By Arthur Golden
In 1929 Sayuri’s mother has fallen
ill and her father is no longer able to care for her and her older sister, she
is soon sold to a representative of a geisha house in the Kyoto district. The she works as a maid and is trained in music
and dance with hopes of becoming a geisha one day. But when she is caught
trying to run away she is deemed too much of a risk to continue her training,
until an accomplished Geisha decides to take her under her wing and teach her
everything she knows to introduce her into the society. As she is an apprentice
she comes across a man, the only man that had shown her kindness when she was a
child, increasing her determination to become a Geisha and gain his approval.
This is not only the story of a
Geisha it is the story of Japan during the great depression and during world
war two, beautifully written around the struggles of a woman who must work as
hard as she can to support herself. The romance is flawless and the drama is
poignant and breathtaking this was an amazing read. The movie that followed
this book is one of my favorites, though the movie could not come close to the
beauty within this novel.
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I've only watched the film and definitely will be adding this to my to read pile, thanks for the great review!
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One of my favorite books ever. So gorgeous! I'm glad you got to read it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this book <3 Have you read Mineko Iwasaki's "version" of this? It's even better!
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