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Title: This is an exotic, senstitive and lyrical book.
Review: Golden has done a masterful job of insinuating himself into the mind and the heart of a Japanese woman. He describes her milieu to perfection. The reader is transported in time to Japan, from the year 1929 until the years following World War II. Golden portrays the desperation of the geisha to become successful. He also shows us the hard work, the political infighting and the scheming that are part of the "game". This book has much to say about the horrible plight of a Japanese woman who depends on others for her livelihood. She has to become the person that others want her to be instead of expressing her own identity. It is heartbreaking. The book has an authenticity and even a poetry that makes it both vivid and unforgettable.
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