Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB. In this episode of the podcast,Xan reviews an award winning historical fiction novel in Arthur Goldman's "Memoirs of A Geisha ----more---- Besides discussing a bit of the legacy behind this classic, Xan discusses what if its right to do something if you are able to. check out what we are reading next at the spiraken book club page or email us Either way check out the website and leave a comment or email us at Spiraken@gmail.com Music For Episode: Opening/Closing Music -Book Club by Arkells (Michigan Left), Background Music -Sayuri's Theme by John Williams (Memoirs of a Geisha OST), Background Music -Finding Satsu by John Williams (Memoirs of a Geisha OST), Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Host's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Random Question of the Week: Would you ever see a Geisha?
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