by G. F. Newman
First published 1973
Jaset walks the grimy streets of Soho, her youth and beauty long gone. She remembers when clients sought her out, when she commanded top prices in her profession. Now she competes with younger women for whatever work she can find. Janet maintains her elegance and draws steady clients, but beneath her polished exterior burns a hatred for all men. One man destroyed something in her, and she carries that wound through every transaction. Jane possesses the kind of beauty that creates lines of eager customers. Men will pay anything to be with her, and she knows it. Her ambition drives her to auction herself to whoever offers the most money. Three women navigate the same world of prostitution but occupy vastly different positions within it. Age has relegated one to the margins. Trauma has poisoned another's heart. Greed motivates the third to maximize her physical gifts. Each woman's story reveals how the sex trade shapes and reshapes the lives caught within it.
Genres: fiction, crime, contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, social-commentary
Setting: Soho
Period: 21st-century
287 pages · Hardcover · New English Library
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content, sexual-content