The necklace
By: Robert Valverde
Series: Necklace -- book 1.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9781465350039; 9781465350046
Copyright date: 2002
Subjects: Fiction; Necklaces; Geishas; History
Description: "In 1890's Japan, The Necklace, a historical romance, reveals the trials of a fourteen-year old geisha who does not give up her dream of marrying the young American who adores her. After a night of love, the American proposes and gives the geisha a family, heirloom necklace as a promise to marry her. The American has to return to the States to tend his dying father. Because the geisha is deflowered, her vengeful mother banishes her to live with an uncle of questionable character. The American promises to return for the wedding. Will the necklace bind them or betray them?" -- Amazon.com.