{"product_id":"9780739300558","title":"Memoirs of a Geisha","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love, always elusive, is scorned as illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSayuri's story begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Through her eyes, we see the decadent heart of Gion--the geisha district of Kyoto--with its marvelous teahouses and theaters, narrow back alleys, ornate temples, and artists' streets. And we witness her transformation as she...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Audio Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094161637616,"sku":"9780739300558","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780739300558_p0.jpg?v=1763631708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780739300558","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}