Starting in 1945, we meet Claire Randall who is on a second honeymoon in Scotland after returning from the war where she was working as a nurse. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk KiddĨ Books like Memoirs of a Geisha Outlander, by Diana Gabaldonĭiana Gabaldon’s Outlanderseries of books quite literally spans decades worth of historical events from 1743 through to the 1960s (and counting) offering readers a magical retelling of the past.The Constant Gardener, by John le Carré.The Constant Princess, by Philippa Gregory.The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead.The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, by John Boyne.

Like Arthur Golden’s literary debut which portrays some turbulent truths behind Japan’s cultural heritage, the other titles below shed new light on some of the world’s most notable, cultural and atrocious historical events revealing there are always more than one side to every story. Sayuri has to battle other girls for the attention of wealthy men and for freedom as her virginity is quite literally auctioned off to the highest bidder. The novel follows her journey to becoming a geisha – a role that’s neither as easy nor as glamorous as it would at first appear.Ĭhiyo or as she is renamed, Sayuri, begins by performing demeaning tasks like cleaning the boarding house after all the other girls and it is only when she is considered truly worthy does her geisha training officially begin. Set in Japan during World War II, we meet young Chiyo Sakamoto who is sold into Kyoto’s entertainment district at the tender age of nine years old. Are you looking for more books like Memoirs of a Geisha that delve lyrically into the past, and offer new or alternate perspectives on historical events? Then look no further than the exquisite novels listed below.

Memoirs of a geisha kindle