Title Tuesday: The Courtesan

Do you ever use book recommending apps or websites? I normally don't, I go off of friends' recommendations. I finally tried @getlitsy and based off of my love of @lisasee_writer, Litsy recommended The Courtesan by Alexandra Curry.

The Courtesan tells the story of a young girl named Sai Jinhua who becomes a courtesan. 

It follows her from the day that her father is beheaded (about age 7) through her excursion to Europe as a teenager and finally back to China again.

It shows the horrific things that women and girls have been forced to do throughout history.

I won’t sugar coat it, this book is a HARD read. If you are a survivor of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse this may not be the book for you.

I struggled to get through parts of it. Sai Jinhua’s life is full of hardships. This book is an excellent example of the depravity of man in my opinion, and a good learning lesson for us all. You can find it here. 

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