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The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
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Belle De Jour
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Free shipping NZ wide Ships within 24 hours from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 304 pages, Television tie-in ed Edition | | Release Date: | 19 September 2007 |
Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a high-class call girl working in London. This is her story. From the summer of 2003 to the autumn of 2004 Belle charted her day-to-day adventures on and off the field in a frank, funny and award-winning web diary. Now, in her Intimate Adventures, Belle elaborates on those diary entries, revealing (among other things) how she became a working girl, what it feels like to do it for money, and where to buy the best knickers for the job. From debating the literary merits of Martin Amis with naked clients to smuggling whips into luxury hotels, this is a no-holds barred account of the high-class sex-trade, and an insight into the secret life of an extraordinary woman. About the AuthorBelle de Jour is the nom de plume of a London call girl. She is in her mid-twenties, and lives and works in London. Despite the best endeavours of the press, she remains anonymous. PrizesThe filming of the TV series, starring Billie Piper, is generating huge excitement in the press Top 10 bestseller on hardback and paperback publication Over 100,000 paperbacks already sold Rights in the book have sold all over the world, and it is being made into a six-part series by Channel 4 Huge media interest - ever since acquisition there have been articles everywhere asking 'Who is Belle de Jour?' 'She lists like Hornby. She talks dirty like Amis. She has the misanthropy of Larkin and examines the finer points of sexual technique as if she is adjusting the torque on a beloved but temperamental old E-type' Independent 'Bridget Jones stops moaning and goes on the game' Sunday Telegraph |
| Publisher: | Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) | | ISBN: | 0753823209 |
| EAN: | 9780753823200 | | Dimensions: | 19.0 x 12.0 x 2.0 centimeters (0.30 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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 – Customer review on 30/10/2008
This was somewhat interesting, but not at all what I expected. I expected it to be smart, funny and witty (not sure why) but it was actually quite a "matter of fact" account of this woman's working life. The author writes in a very unemotional, almost detached manner so it's difficult to feel anything. There is also no insight into what has led to her lifestyle and no discussion of what she expects from her future (some self anaylsis would have made this a deeper and more interesting book). I have found other biographies of a similarl ilk e.g., "Sugar Babe" much more enthralling that this one
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 – Customer review on 06/03/2010
Very interesting and an excellent book that will truly entertain you. The infamous UK TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl is based on this book. It reveals the intimate details of a real life prostitute named Belle de Jour. She is what you consider a high class call girl who only take on men who pays big dough for her services. It is very detailed, graphically as well. It deeply explores her feelings, thoughts and also morales as she tries to justify that it's just like any other job. Great pace and flow, a must read!
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