{"product_id":"geisha-of-gion","title":"Geisha Jeon","description":"The extraordinary, bestselling memoir of Japan's most famous geisha.\u003cbr\u003e “A glimpse into the strange, mysterious, and erotic world of the legendary geisha.” Val Hennessy, Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e \"An eloquent and inventive memoir\" The Times\u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e “I can pinpoint the moment things started to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three.”\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003eShyly, Mineko emerges from hiding and meets Lady Oyama, the powerful owner of a wealthy geisha house in Gion. Lady Oyama is captivated by the child's black hair and dark eyes: she has found her successor. And so Mineko is gently but firmly taken away from her parents to begin an exceptional career, at which she will become the best. Even if you are stunningly beautiful and beloved by the okiya, the life of a geisha is full of demanding demands. First, Mineko must confront her fiercely jealous sister, who is determined to undermine her success... A captivating and moving novel, *Geisha of Gion* tells the story of Mineko's rise to fame and her ultimate decision to leave a profession she found so limiting. After centuries of obscurity, Mineko becomes the only geisha who speaks her mind. This is the true story that I have always wanted to tell, and that the West has always wanted to hear.\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Bookland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43402028712090,"sku":"9781471195105","price":57.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/9335\/7466\/files\/geisha-of-gion-book-fanar_be3e0880-73eb-4d3c-9ae2-396cfe22db4b.jpg?v=1694371794","url":"https:\/\/bookfanar.com\/en\/products\/geisha-of-gion","provider":"Book Fanar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}