{"product_id":"autobiography-of-a-geisha","title":"Autobiography Of A Geisha","description":"\u003cp\u003eSayo Masuda's story is an extraordinary portrait of rural life in japan and an illuminating contrast to the fictionalised lives of glamorous geishas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of sis Masuda's poverty-stricken family sent her to work as a nursemaid. At the age of twelve, she was indentured to a geisha house. In \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of a Geisha, \u003c\/i\u003eMasuda chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. She also tells of her life after leaving the geisha house, painting a vivid panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years later Masuda decides to tell her story. Although she could barely read or write she was determine to tell the truth about life as a geisha and explode the myths surrounding their secret world. Remarkably frank and incredibly moving, this is the record of one woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54217605251416,"sku":"9780099462040","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099462040_2de8ba65-56ee-4ced-af96-26960101cf61.jpg?v=1764649821","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/autobiography-of-a-geisha","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}