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Product Identifiers
PublisherPegasus Books
ISBN-101605980714
ISBN-139781605980713
eBay Product ID (ePID)73330607
Product Key Features
Book Title90-Day Geisha
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicWomen, Personal Memoirs, Women's Studies, Customs & Traditions
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorChelsea Haywood
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight14 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.9 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsAn extremely entertaining debut book. She neatly hooks the reader, teasing us through her adventures in the oh-so-different cultures of urban Japan. Chelsea is wise beyond her years., "An extremely entertaining debut book. She neatly hooks the reader, teasing us through her adventures in the oh-so-different cultures of urban Japan. Chelsea is wise beyond her years." "Hilarious and fast-paced, this is a book you never want to end." "Starred Review. Like Karin Muller's and Lea Jacobson's , Haywood's candid, lively debut celebrates the cultural complexities of modern-day Japan.", Starred Review. Like Karin Muller's Japanland and Lea Jacobson's Bar Flower, Haywood's candid, lively debut celebrates the cultural complexities of modern-day Japan.
SynopsisAn introspective journey into the glamorous world--and temptations--of Japanese nightlife, by former model Chelsea Haywood., Hostessing, she comes to find, has "very little to do with sex, quite a lot to do with psychology, and nothing to do with prostitution." Her personality and conversation skills are her top commodity, and Chelsea quickly finds herself charmed by these billionaire men, many of whom are funny, intelligent, even kind, and often, very lonely. But as she becomes more and more attached to her clients, Chelsea soon finds herself getting burned at her own game, as the endless presents, compliments, and destructive atmosphere of alcohol and drugs threaten to take both her marriage, and her sanity, to the edge., The hard-drinking, drug-taking, all-night culture that dominates Tokyo's Roppongi district can be a surreal place. Overworked Japanese business men will pay handsomely for the services of a hostess--someone to talk to, someone to provide hot towels and drinks, and sometimes just a companion with whom to sing karaoke with all night. Intrigued by rumors of this strange subculture and armed with her 90-day work visa and new husband, Matt, Chelsea throws herself into the lion's den. Yet what she discovers about herself and about the inhabitants of this nocturnal life far exceeds her expectations.Hostessing, she comes to find, has "very little to do with sex, quite a lot to do with psychology, and nothing to do with prostitution." Her personality and conversation skills are her top commodity, and Chelsea quickly finds herself charmed by these billionaire men, many of whom are funny, intelligent, even kind, and often, very lonely. But as she becomes more and more attached to her clients, Chelsea soon finds herself getting burned at her own game, as the endless presents, compliments, and destructive atmosphere of alcohol and drugs threaten to take both her marriage, and her sanity, to the edge.
