- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books (July 11 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446577251
- ISBN-13: 978-0446577250
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 481 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #917,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this entertaining memoir, a 28-year-old British university grad gravitates to London to find a proper job, gets discouraged by temp office work and turns to the lucrative world of the sex trade, where she is asked how she does on her A-levels"not university requirements, but "anals." Anonymous is frank and enterprising, and eager to dish the details of her life as a call girl for an elite London agency that charges £300 per hour""more than 30 times what I would have made doing anything else," she notes briskly. She's had a little experience as a dominatrix and isn't averse to having sex with women; she's open, definitely, to certain procedures such as fisting, rimming and OWO, or Oral Without (a condom). What sets this chronicle apart from being a numbing operations manual is the author's saucy, ironic tone (she loves her Jewish family), her evident intelligence (she studied French and catches clients' literary allusions) and well-placed friends she describes with hilarious precision. With her "straitlaced as a whalebone corset" boyfriend, she actually hopes for true love, and even reveals to him her profession"which she details on her Web site that the Guardian awarded in 2003 "Best Written British Blog." (July)
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'this is a no-holds-barred account of the high-class sex trade, and an insight into the secret life of an extraordinary woman.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (11.9.05) 'Belle is wickedly witty and you'll pick up a kinky trick or three on the way.' COSMOPOLITAN (October) **** 'Belle's tamer anecdotes would make Graham Norton choke. But it does possess a raw emotional intimacy, which is surprising given that it started off as an internet blog...it is Belle's portrayal of city-life alienation that is so candid.' -- Isobel Shirlaw TELEGRAPH (24.9.05) 'Insight into life as a high-class hooker. Shocking but funny.' HEAT (1-7 October) **** 'A good diarist draws you in through intrigue or through empathy. Belle does both...Everyday middle-class London is caught with its trousers down.' GOOD BOOK GUIDE (1.1.06)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!,
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This review is from: Intimate Adventures/London Call Girl TV (Paperback)
Like the series, this one is hard hitting and so real! It's also kinda fun to read, as in you want to know what happens next and so on and so forth. It's an easy read, that's for sure and no pun intended! I found Belle to be captivating and interesting. All in all, this is one I am glad I picked up! I also liked: Take Your Shirt Off: A Novel of Hollywood.
5.0 out of 5 stars
So funny and well-written,
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This review is from: The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl (Paperback)
I loved this book so much that I read it in two days. It' so funny to read and the author is a magnificent writer! I felt it did give me a sense of her experience of a call girl, which is very different that what I've been reading lately (books on human trafficking and the underworld of the sex industry). I really enjoyed the stories and the people she met along the way. Great read!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, just like the series,
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This review is from: Intimate Adventures/London Call Girl TV (Paperback)
I am a major fan of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, at TV-series based on the book. As usual, I watched most of the seasons before buying it (therefore I am rarely disappointed).The book was written by Dr Brooke Magnanti, who worked as a high class escort during her studies. She remained anonymous until The Sunday Times revealed her identity. The format is similar to Bridget Jones' Diary. It talks about sex. a lot. It is very raw. For instance, Belle gives advice about everything sex-related. From how to be an excellent escort to the art of fisting. This book is not for the faint-hearted or the super strong feminists, who will say it glamorizes prostitution. If you still talk about the "birds and the bees" and call a penis a wee-wee and a vagina a va-jay-jay, you might find the book a little hard to read. Yet, now's the time to start saying the real words for everything related to sexuality! Highly recommended if you are a fan of Bridget Jones and Anaïs Nin, or you simply enjoy reading about sex. PS. Enjoy the faces of the people around you when you read the book in a public place. They are either intrigued (and are too ashamed to ask about it) or completely disgusted. It's hilarious.
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