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    Callgirl: Confessions of a Double Life
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    Callgirl: Confessions of a Double Life

    By Jeannette Angell

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    People ask so many questions about it. You did that? You’re kidding, right? How did you start? What’s it really like? What kinds of people use the service? What kinds of girls work for it?

    All callgirls are depraved and drug-addicted - right? No one with any self-respect would ever choose to be a callgirl - right?

    Wrong. At the age of 35, Jeannette Angell's life took a shocking turn. Her boyfriend emptied their joint bank account and took off, leaving her penniless. Despite her job as a part-time university teacher, she was an independent, educated woman on the skids. Then she read a newspaper ad for 'escorts'...

    Uniquely honest, this is the true story of a three year double life - university lecturer by day, callgirl by night. It tells why Angell made her decision, and reveals what happened on her journey into a hidden world.

    ‘A riveting read - well-written, well-structured, full of impressions and insights.’ —Canberra Times

    ‘A very able writer and an astute observer.’ —The Age

    ‘Erudite, funny and in-your-face.’ —Qantas Magazine

    ‘Provocative and insightful.’ —Travelink Magazine
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlack Inc. Books
    Release dateJan 31, 2008
    ISBN9781921825552
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    Callgirl: Confessions of a Double Life
    Author

    Jeannette Angell

    Jeannette Angell is the author of Callgirl. Raised in France by an American mother and French father, she moved to the US at age 21. Jeannette has a Masters from Yale and a PhD from Boston University. She lectures on prostitution, drug abuse and women's issues.

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    • 5/5
      great biography. before you form an opinion about this topic, read this!
    • 5/5
      The reality is very different than you would think. The Secret Of A Call Girl.
    • 5/5
      Interesting.. not depressing or scary. Just a good story about a woman who made the choice herself & got out
    • 2/5
      So I read this probably when I was far too young to read it but I feel like that's sort of what books are for, in a way.

      They allow us to explore avenues or ideas that we wouldn't have access to otherwise.

      I remember liking this book and finding it interesting (even though it's been so many years ago since I read it, wow) although I feel like the main narrator was rather pretentious at parts. I remember a lot of pseudonyms and all-knowingness that really affected the way that I read the book. For so much of it I felt like I was being talked at rather than shown so much of her world.

      I feel like if I were to reread it I would be much, much more critical of the author and the book itself but at the time it was an interesting diversion and something that really satisfied me.

      But, in future I will definitely be looking for books that are more sex-positive, more critical and more inclusive and intersectional. c:
    • 5/5
      A very revealing look at what it's actually like to work as a call girl. I was absolutely fascinated. Gritty and realistic, but she doesn't get too much into the details of the hours spent sexually with clients. I really didn't want to put it down.
    • 4/5
      An interesting look at the life of a woman leading a double life - as a college professor by day, and professional call girl at night. Driven to the sex trade by financial pressure, the author's rationale was understandable. However the downside of working in the business was only superficially touched on in this story, so that I was left with the inescapable feeling that "she's kidding herself". Entertaining, but a sanitized, quick, light read.

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    • 3/5
      interesting smart read, bu she really got lucky. I missed more info about bad calls and bad experience from others. She made it look so simple and easy that it is almost too inviting for others to try it too.
    • 3/5
      The narrator is likeable, her stories are raunchy and sad in turn, and it was a quick read. I think I'd have rather read her lecture series on the history of prostitution, though.
    • 3/5
      A well written light read. A proffessor by day becomes a high class $200 a night call girl - the desciption itself is enough to make many women buy through sheer curiosity. The author delves into a different world and makes it plausible. Not too much drama here, no literary feats, but good fun
    • 3/5
      I liked the idea behind this book, and I actually found myself agreeing with many of the points Angell made. However, I don't enjoy the style in which it is written. I don't like it when authors direct their comments toward me. In most circumstances, I'm reading a book to get away from myself. That bothered me a lot about this book, the constant, "I know what you're thinking..." If you can get past that, give it a shot.
    • 2/5
      Memoir of a young woman who works as an assistant professor in the Ivy Leagues by day and a callgirl by night.