Ten times better than Memoirs of a Geisha. Mineko was real. This was her real life. She shared her daily life, all the good and the bad. I saw into her heart as she made choices in her life and ever so interesting to see why she left the life. I really appreciated the distinction she made between a Geisha and woman who added sex to their goods. A true geisha did not sell sex. Loved how she had to throw away her favorite fan because Prince Charles ruined it with his autograph, which he assumed she would want, and she didn't. Awesome book.