Books about Asia

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The Secrets of Jin-Shei
1.  The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander
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  "Beautiful, moving story set in an alternate reality China"
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Memoirs Of A Geisha
2.  Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
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  "Brilliant novel about the life of a fictional geisha"
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Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki
3.  Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki
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  "The real story of the geisha behind the fictional 'Memoirs of a Geisha'"
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Autobiography Of A Geisha (Vintage Original)
4.  Autobiography Of A Geisha (Vintage Original) by Sayo Masuda
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  "A look at the more seedy, lower levels of the geisha profession."
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A Geisha's Journey: My Life As a Kyoto Apprentice
5.  A Geisha's Journey: My Life As a Kyoto Apprentice by Komomo
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  "Beautiful photo story of a young girl showing her life as a geisha"
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Empress Orchid
6.  Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
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  "A novel about the 'wicked' last empress of China that shows her in a much more forgiving light"
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
7.  Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
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  "Wonderful story about the lives of two young girls in china following their experiences of footbinding, love and betrayal"
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Splendid Slippers: A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition
8.  Splendid Slippers: A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition by Beverley Jackson
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  "A book that looks at the complicated Chinese tradition of footbinding."
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Peony in Love
9.  Peony in Love by Lisa See
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  "Story of a young girl who falls in love but dies before she has a chance to pursue it"
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Shanghai Girls
10.  Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
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  "Follows the lives of two sisters who get sold to Chinese/western businessmen"
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Red Lotus: A Rare Beauty. A Fierce Heart. A Destiny She Must Resist.
11.  Red Lotus: A Rare Beauty. A Fierce Heart. A Destiny She Must Resist. by Pai Kit Fai
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  "This book follows three generation of Chinese women and their struggle to find a place in the world.  Very Moving."
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