I worried she might spend an afternoon chatting with me about the sights and then wish me best of luck.

He currently lives in Brookline Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University and received a degree in art history specializing in Japanese art. The lawsuit was settled out of court in February 2003.

Arthur Golden (born December 6 1956) is an American writer. He is the author of the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha (1997).