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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The story of the geisha girl The story of the geisha girl Taizo Fujimoto An in depth review of the history, customs and intricacies of Geishas. Includes illustrations. OL1113851W
90-day geisha 90-day geisha Chelsea Haywood "Millionaires, surgeons, serial killers, CEOs: 'What are your hobbies?' Step into the surreal world of a Tokyo hostess club and gain an exclusive, underground pass through the eyes of author Chelsea … OL13649536W
The demon in the teahouse The demon in the teahouse Dorothy Hoobler,Thomas Hoobler In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of whi… OL15835733W
Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden A fisherman's daughter in 1930s Japan rises to become a famous geisha. After training, Sayuri's virginity is sold to the highest bidder, then the school finds her a general for a patron. When he dies… OL16055547W
90-day geisha 90-day geisha Chelsea Haywood "Step into the surreal world of a Tokyo hostess club and gain an exclusive, underground pass through the eyes of author Chelsea Haywood as she attempts to understand a way of life unique to the Japan… OL17807531W
The necklace The necklace Robert Valverde "In 1890's Japan, The Necklace, a historical romance, reveals the trials of a fourteen-year old geisha who does not give up her dream of marrying the young American who adores her. After a night of l… OL17887029W
Madame Sadayakko Madame Sadayakko Lesley Downer "At twenty-nine, she captivated the world's stage. The crowned heads of Europe vied for her favors. Picasso sketched her portrait. Puccini based the title character of Madame Butterfly on her and bor… OL2427395W
The Blonde Geisha The Blonde Geisha Jina Bacarr 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 reachi… OL3957217W
Yoshiwara Yoshiwara Ethel Longstreet,Stephen Longstreet "Lust will not keep…Something must be done about it."—inscription at the entrance to Yoshiwara For over a hundred years the Western world has heard whispers of the pleasure city, Yoshiwara, set b… OL4536709W
Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden This is a seductive and evocative epic on an intimate scale, which tells the extraordinary story of a geisha girl. Summoning up more than twenty years of Japan's most dramatic history, it uncovers a … OL7923575W
The Barbarian Geisha The Barbarian Geisha Charlotte Royal Steamy fiction from the biggest names in erotic romanceWhen Annabel Smith is driven to jumping overboard from her father's Elisabethan sailing vessel, she expects to die but is instead washed up on t… OL9467170W