Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Seduced the West
Lesley Downer
Headline Review
Sales Rank: 266148
Lesley Downer
Headline Review
Sales Rank: 266148
Superb!, 2007-05-29The tale presented to us here is a fascinating one, written in such a way as to leave you hanging off Downer's every word. She wastes not one, and the prose is highly evocative of the period. Madame Sadayakko comes across as a feisty character, and the author gives the answers to every question one could possibly have about her. Highly recommended, to both those who know much and those just starting out in "the flower and willow world"!
Unfortunately, the reviewer below has confused Lesley Downer with Liza Dalby, who DID become the only (to date) non-Japanese Geisha in Japan. Do not, however, think that Downer does not know her stuff! For those who are in doubt, not only should this book prove she does, but they might try reading her fascinating novel "Geisha: the Secret History of a Vanishing World" - a superlative introduction to the Geisha world and how they live day to day.
Reviewed By AUC2U2ZCTCFYHUnfortunately, the reviewer below has confused Lesley Downer with Liza Dalby, who DID become the only (to date) non-Japanese Geisha in Japan. Do not, however, think that Downer does not know her stuff! For those who are in doubt, not only should this book prove she does, but they might try reading her fascinating novel "Geisha: the Secret History of a Vanishing World" - a superlative introduction to the Geisha world and how they live day to day.
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