A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata Groundswell Speaker 2024 subject to the cruel regime

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A Woman of Pleasure by Kiyoko Murata Groundswell Speaker 2024 subject to the cruel regime'Irrefutable and beautiful' New York Times 'Only Kiyoko Murata can convey this world' YOKO OGAWA, author of The Memory Police, Yomiuri Shibun The year is 1903, and tenacious and spirited Aoi Ichi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan, becoming the protge of Shinonome, the oiran, or the highest ranking courtesan. Through Shinonome's teachings, fifteen year old Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money.