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Title: Memoirs of a Geisha
Review: This story is set in Japan in the 19th century during a period in time when young girls' futures were based on their ability to serve, and their appearance. A young girl's life changes at the age of 8, when she's forced to grow up. Seperated from the ones she loves she strugles to experience things that were of another world. This author, Arthur Golden, portrays the life of a geisha through stories that a dear friend of his tells him on her deathbed.He was inspired by the stories of these young girls that had experienced similar incidents. Although Mr. Golden is a Caucasian male that has only visited Japan a few times, he has a way of telling the story as if he were there in the first person. I've never been fortunate enough to read his other books, but if they're as good as Memoirs of a Geisha they're next on my list. This book is encouraging in a way that you would least expect, and one that everyone should read.
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