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A mother lies dieing and her elderly father must decide what to do about his two daughters. Neither of the girls can help him on his fishing boat. He must pay for the medical expenses and prepare for his wife's death. He needs money. His daughters are sold into their new professions. What follows is an intriguing description of the life of what has been one of the fascinating professions of women in Japan unparalleled in Western Culture. The historical setting is between the World Wars and extending to Post-World War Japan.
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