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dustincarlferguson 's review for:
Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha
by Lesley Downer
A thoughtful exploration and examination of geisha, their precursors, and their history. Miss Downer provides a lot of helpful context to those approaching this secretive "flower and willow world" as an outsider and it goes a very long way to dispel a lot of the rumors and misconceptions Westerners have possibly come to hold regarding geisha and introduced a lot of terms, some I had passing familiarity with and some that were completely new to me. I highly recommend this read to anyone curious about this part of Japanese culture and history; and if you are anything like me, you will come away with a lot of your questions answered.