Description: Autobiography Of A Geisha : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099462040 : 0099462044 : 05 Feb 2004 : Sayo Masuda's story is an extraordinary portrait of rural life in japan and an illuminating contrast to the fictionalised lives of glamorous geishas. At the age of sis Masuda's poverty-stricken family sent her to work as a nursemaid.
Autobiography Of A Geisha by Sayo Masuda
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