90-day Geisha: My Time As A Tokyo Hostess
by Chelsea Haywood /
2009 / English / EPUB
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An introspective journey into the glamorous worldâand
temptationsâof Japanese nightlife, by former model Chelsea
Haywood.
An introspective journey into the glamorous worldâand
temptationsâof Japanese nightlife, by former model Chelsea
Haywood.The hard-drinking, drug-taking, all-night culture that
dominates Tokyoâs Roppongi district can be a surreal place.
Overworked Japanese business men will pay handsomely for the
services of a hostessâsomeone to talk to, someone to provide hot
towels and drinks, and sometimes just a companion with whom to sing
karaoke with all night. Intrigued by rumors of this strange
subculture and armed with her 90-day work visa and new husband,
Matt, Chelsea throws herself into the lionâs den. Yet what she
discovers about herself and about the inhabitants of this nocturnal
life far exceeds her expectations.
The hard-drinking, drug-taking, all-night culture that
dominates Tokyoâs Roppongi district can be a surreal place.
Overworked Japanese business men will pay handsomely for the
services of a hostessâsomeone to talk to, someone to provide hot
towels and drinks, and sometimes just a companion with whom to sing
karaoke with all night. Intrigued by rumors of this strange
subculture and armed with her 90-day work visa and new husband,
Matt, Chelsea throws herself into the lionâs den. Yet what she
discovers about herself and about the inhabitants of this nocturnal
life far exceeds her expectations.
Hostessing, she comes to find, has âvery little to do with sex,
quite a lot to do with psychology, and nothing to do with
prostitution.â Her personality and conversation skills are her
top commodity, and Chelsea quickly finds herself charmed by these
billionaire men, many of whom are funny, intelligent, even kind,
and often, very lonely. But as she becomes more and more attached
to her clients, Chelsea soon finds herself getting burned at her
own game, as the endless presents, compliments, and destructive
atmosphere of alcohol and drugs threaten to take both her marriage,
and her sanity, to the edge.
Hostessing, she comes to find, has âvery little to do with sex,
quite a lot to do with psychology, and nothing to do with
prostitution.â Her personality and conversation skills are her
top commodity, and Chelsea quickly finds herself charmed by these
billionaire men, many of whom are funny, intelligent, even kind,
and often, very lonely. But as she becomes more and more attached
to her clients, Chelsea soon finds herself getting burned at her
own game, as the endless presents, compliments, and destructive
atmosphere of alcohol and drugs threaten to take both her marriage,
and her sanity, to the edge.