Memoirs Of A Geisha

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The book I chose, was Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden. It starts with a young girl, Chiyo San. She lives in a old house, with an older sister, father, and very ill mother. He father cant keep paying for the two girls, and keep his wife healthy. So in order to buy his wife‘s medicine, he sells the two girls to a man who pays for young girls, to be shipped to a geisha house. Her sister and her are split and both plan to run away from their houses. Chiyo then runs into a famous geisha, who absolutely despises her. Her name is Mamo chan, and she dedicates all her time to making others miserable. On this adventure Chiyo tries to find her sister, and get back to her parents, but seems to get herself in further trouble. Becoming a geisha, and

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