... the different aspects of the exploitation and suffering that they have endured. 'Memoirs of a Geisha', is about a young Japanese girl known formally as Chiyo-chan, who is sold off into servitude by her own father. Although Chiyo-chan is a fictional character she is very much based on a real Geisha women known as Mineko Iwasaki. This novel is presented in an autobiographical style, which moves from the present date back in time, till when it all began. Through these memories the childhood of Chiyo-chan is recalled. Unlike ' Memoirs', 'Falling Leaves' is in fact a true story Adeline- Yen Mah is a young Chinese girl, who is believed to have, unfortunately caused the death of her mother at child birth leading to rejection by her father, an action stimulated by her manipulative stepmother. The predicament of both Adeline and Chiyo-chan are similar in that both girls suffer the loss of their ...

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