Yakuza moon : memoirs of a gangster's daughter

The shocking, yet intensely moving memoir of 37-year-old Tendo, who grew up the daughter of a yakuza boss, takes readers through her downward spiral with warmth and candor, and gives a moving and inspiring account of how she overcame a lifetime of discrimination and abuse.

Yakuza Moon is the shocking, yet intensely moving memoir of 37-year-old Shoko Tendo, who grew up the daughter of a yakuza boss.

Tendo lived her life in luxury until the age of six, when her father was sent to prison and her family fell into terrible debt.

Bullied by classmates and terrorized at home by a