Lucky Girl - How I Survived the Sex Industry
What they say:
The intimate autobiography of an international call girl. Scary, funny
and bizarre stories recorded for your amusement, edification or simply for
interesting dinner conversation.
The sex industry is clouded in mystery. It has to be to some extent or
it wouldn’t survive. But in this age of internet porn, buying pubic hair
trimmings online and wife swapping parties it’s about time the veils of mystery
were taken down.
For moralists, let’s visit the chicken and the egg scenario. Which came
first the prostitute or the client? If there were no clients then obviously
there would be no sex workers. But what if there weren’t any prostitutes? Would
guys wank themselves silly to porn? Harass their post-menopausal wives?
Frequent bars trying their luck? Or hassle the secretary and risk being charged
with sexual harassment? Would statistics for rape be on the increase? Is
prostitution a necessary evil in our society? Don’t mindlessly believe and
quote information spoon fed to you by friends, family or the media. Make an
educated decision.
Although it was never my intention to get into this industry, I’ve
travelled the world, had incredible experiences and bought several properties.
I won’t have to rely on the government pension when I retire.
My closest friends are co-workers, madams and clients. Brilliant people
who I would never otherwise have had the good fortune to meet. I will never
regret my decision to enter this field. It has not always been a bed of roses,
but when I compare it to what my life might have been; cleaning job, shitty
boss, marriage, perhaps divorce, mortgage, kids, living in the burbs, scraping
by to give my kids a better life than I was destined for, I feel that I have been
rescued…..thank God.
Money doesn’t make you happy? Tell that to someone thrown out of his
house because he can’t make the payments or the mother who can’t afford
Christmas presents for her kids again
this year. I’ve been poor. Money equals choices. Options of how to travel on this journey we call
life. Did I make some mistakes? Sure! But there’s not too much I’d change. What
doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Money gives security. Poverty causes
ulcers. Financial hardship can also make you compromise yourself in ways that
being a sex worker never will.
This industry eats its young and damages those not strong enough to
cope. Every worker has a different personality, head space, upbringing,
personal history and therefore experience. This book is a glimpse of mine. I am
not advocating anyone join the profession. That is a personal choice.
When I started out I could never have imagined what my life journey
would look like or where I would be now. I don’t even know where in the world I
will be in twelve months. What I will be doing? Who I might be bonking, caning
or smearing with hot wax? Exciting isn’t it? Carpe diem – seize the day. I’m a
lucky girl.
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What I say (review): Lucky Girl is in a similar vein to Secret Diary by Belle de Jour, but, we are assured the events are real. In Lucky Girl Violet describes how she ended up working in the sex industry and how fortunate she it.
I was expecting a smutty book with a few anecdotes and was pleasantly surprised how witty the book is. Violet has a dry sense of humour and a no nonsense approach to storytelling. Lucky Girl is cleverly written and is really funny.
Violet doesn't gloss over the bad parts of working as an escort she merely highlights her choices and her situation. The book is very informative about prostitution and escort services; I for one had no idea being a sex worker was legal in Australia. A lot of people are judgmental about the sex industry and although it's not something I'd given a lot of thought until now, I like to think I'm fairly open minded.
Violet's POV is refreshing and interesting. She describes some of her clients and their antics. My favourite stories included 'baby bird' and a brothel bathroom. I'm sure due to the subject matter this won't be everybody's type of book, but I'd happily read a follow up if Violet can find the time in her travels to write one.
4 Stars in my Sky!
Author Spotlight:
Violet Ivy grew up on a small wheat and sheep farm
in the outback of Western Australia. A spray of freckles across her nose,
pigtails streaming down her back as she swam naked in the local creek to cool
off during the endless summers. Who could have predicted her transformation
into one of the world’s most elite, international escorts? The wanton woman
satisfying the needs and desires of the most affluent men and women of the
globe.
Life was not always easy for Violet. Hers is a
rags-to-riches story from the seedy brothels of the mining town Kalgoorlie to
attending the Kentucky Derby and the Oscars on the arms of the most influential
men on the face of the planet.
Violet continues to work in an industry that can
either make or break it's players. She has had to learn how to adapt and hone
her expertise to climb to the top of her game. Based in Melbourne, Australia,
where sex work is legal, she travels to far flung places, (if the money's
right), as either a courtesan or a fetish Mistress, fulfilling her clients'
needs and desires. Encouragement from friends and family to share her
adventures led her to begin a series of books exposing the realities behind the
veil of the oldest profession in the world. She introduces her readers to
myriad bizarre, scary and hilarious people and situations she comes across in
her travels.
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