 | The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander
Buy used from: £0.01 This was the book that whetted my interest in Oriental literature. It is truly beautiful and yet to be beaten.
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 | The Book of Loss by Julith Jedamus
Buy new: £0.01 / Used from: £0.01 The first time I read this book, I was not terribly enamoured with it. However as time passed I found myself craving it. I read it again, and fell in love.
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 | Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
Buy new: £5.54 / Used from: £0.01 My mother bought this book and raved about it to me, after reading it I can see why.
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 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Buy new: £4.86 / Used from: £0.86 An impulse buy from a supermarket, that I don't regret. It is a tender and touching story, written with an unusual delicacy.
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 | Geisha by Liza Crihfield Dalby
Buy new: £3.58 / Used from: £0.01 This is the first Oriental non-fiction book I have read, and I'm very glad I did. A frank and personal account of being an American in a world of Geisha.
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 | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Probably the most famous book on my list, this is a super book, made famous by a so-so film.
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 | Geisha of Gion: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01 I have only just begun to read this book, and already don't want to put it down. Truly gripping stuff!
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