A Woman of Pleasure Indigenous Peoples' History raucous journey through contemporary Hawaiian

raucous journey through contemporary Hawaiian identity and womanhood

Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator

In this brilliant new novel by from Emiko Jean

In this scandalous follow-up to the Depression-era tale Mrs

driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library

A Woman of Pleasure Indigenous Peoples' History raucous journey through contemporary HawaiianAn unforgettable novel of fearless women banding together to pursue the lives they want, inspired by the real life historic Japanese courtesan strike In 1903, a fifteen year old girl named Aoi Ichi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan. Despite her modest beginnings in a southern fishing village, she becomes the protge of an oiran, the highest ranking courtesan at the brothel. Through the teachings of her oiran, Shinonome, Ichi