A review by celiapowell
Callgirl: Confessions of an Ivy League Lady of Pleasure by Jeannette Angell

4.0

This was fascinating - the story of a college teacher's years in the mid-90s spent working as a prostitute, while at the same time teaching a class on the history of prostitution. Intelligently written and thoughtful - I found it really difficult to put down, and her thoughts on the differences in the way men and women approach sex in the context of sex work really struck me. Unfortunately, as the author notes, while she had a relatively good experience as a sex worker, there are many women who are terribly exploited by the industry (which is why I found Belle de Jour's book glamourising the sex work industry so disappointing and shallow).