Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters Published by: Penguin Published on: May 2000 Page Count: 480 Genre: Fiction, Literature My Reading Format: Kindle Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audiobook Note: This novel is a coming of age story of a lesbian living in Victorian England and contains strong sexual content. It may not be for [...]
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#325 ~ Tipping the Velvet
Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: homosexuality, lesbianism, Prostitution, Sarah Waters, sexual repression, Tipping the Velvet, Victorian England
#180 ~ Bought
Bought by Anna David Emma is in a bind. She is the daughter of upper middle class parents who think she’s wasting her talents trying to be a writer. Case in point – her job is grabbing quick interviews with celebrities on the red carpet for Substance magazine. Her sister, however, is golden. She went [...]
Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: Anna David, Bought, chick lit, Hollywood, kept women, Prostitution, sexual politics
#165 ~ The Blue Notebook
The Blue Notebook by James Levine The Blue Notebook tells the story of Batuk, a 9-year-old girl who is sold by her family into prostitution in Mumbai. We meet Batuk as a more experienced prostitute, living in what she calls a nest. It is from there that she lures her clients, makes “sweet cakes” with [...]
Filed Under: book review, fiction, male author Tagged With: child prostitution, Family, James Levine, Mumbai, Prostitution, sex trafficking, The Blue Notebook
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