Memoirs of a Geisha

Level 6: Memoirs of a Geisha (Golden Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary / American English Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri's life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness -- a

Bone Witch (Chupeco Rin)(Paperback)

'A high-fantasy Memoirs of a Geisha, Chupeco's latest excels in originality' --Kirkus ReviewsA story of scorned witches, sinister curses, and resurrection, The Bone Witch is the start of a dark fantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of Serpent & Dove and The Cruel Prince.Tea can raise the dead, but

Memoirs of a Geisha (Golden Arthur)(Paperback)

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Speaking to us with the

Memoirs of a Geisha

Summoning up more than 20 years of Japan´s most dramatic history, the geisha´s story uncovers a hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation. It moves from a small fishing village in 1929 to the glamorous and decadent Kyoto of the 30s and on to postwar New York

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 hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degredation. From a small fishing

Memoirs of a Geisha (Golden Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

'An epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world' The TimesA young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (See Lisa)(Paperback / softback)

In the vein of Memoirs of a Geisha and Empress Orchid, a mesmerizing novel about two young girls growing up in feudal

Geisha of Gion - The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha (Iwasaki Mineko)(Paperback / softback)

Bestselling novels about geisha life abound - but this is the first true story by a leading

Bellevue Memoirs (Beaulieu John A.)(Paperback)

Bellevue Memoirs is a collection of Dr. John Beaulieu's stories of patients and the experiences of working with them as a researcher and therapist at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. After years of being with patients inside and outside the hospital, he realized Bellevue is Everywhere. Bellevue

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Memoirs of a Hebridean

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The candid memoirs of an (un)diplomatic

Memoirs of Montparnasse (Glassco John)(Paperback)

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Memoirs of a Man's Maiden Years (Body N. O.)(Paperback)

Memoirs of a Man's Maiden Years N. O. Body. Translated by Deborah Simon. Preface by Sander L. Gilman. Afterword by Hermann Simon 'This is a very interesting and beautifully written memoir by somebody who would have been called a hermaphrodite in the nineteenth century. The work gives a fascinating

Fanny Hill: Or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Cleland John)(Paperback)

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Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (Sassoon Siegfried)(Paperback / softback)

those who expect a universalization of the Great War must look for it elsewhere.'Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first published in 1930, is Siegfried Sassoon's fictionalized autobiography of the period between the early spring of 1916 and the summer of

Memoirs of Emma Courtney (Hays Mary)(Paperback)

First published in the turbulent decade following the French Revolution, Memoirs of Emma Courtney is based on Mary Hays' own passionate struggle with romance and Enlightenment philosophy. A feminist and ardent disciple of Mary Wollstonecraft, Hays reveals the lamentable gap between what women are'

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Hogg James)(Paperback)

One of the supreme masterpieces of Romantic fiction and Scottish literature, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a terrifying tale of murder and amorality, and of one man's descent into madness and despair. James Hogg's sardonic novel follows a young man who, falling under

Memoirs of Hadrian - And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian (Yourcenar Marguerite)(Paperback / softback)

The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession, military triumphs, love of poetry and music, and the philosophy that informed his powerful and far-flung rule. This work recreates the life and

Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlisselburg Prison, 1884-1906 (Young Sarah J.)(Paperback)

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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

'[Beauvoir's] graciously written memoirs carry distinct appeal in recording the emotional and intellectual birth pangs of a fascinating woman.' --TimeA superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an

Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (Sassoon Siegfried)(Paperback / softback)

The Sheep Stell: Memoirs of a Shepherd (White Janet)(Paperback)