Madam
A memoir
by Antonia Murphy
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Pub Date Oct 30 2024 | Archive Date Oct 29 2024
Simon & Schuster (Australia) | Simon & Schuster Australia
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Description
Or start a new career as a pimp?
Upon discovering that sex work is decriminalised in New Zealand, Antonia Murphy decides to build her own business: an ethical escort agency. It seems like a good idea, but she isn’t sure how it’s done, so she connects with the online sex worker community.
MadamAntonia: Hi! I’m new to all this, and I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about being a sex worker?
phryne: Well. There’s sex and there’s sex. What do you plan to offer?
These smart, sassy women teach her more than she could have dreamed of – the importance of pineapple juice, how to remove chilli oil from, ahem, sensitive places, and what ‘Greek’ means (hint: there are no togas).
Clueless but hopeful, Antonia launches The Bach: a healthy, safe place where women can earn great money and provide compassionate, shame-free pleasure for clients.
At least, that’s the idea . . .
A poignant and darkly comedic memoir from a mother who opened an ethical escort agency in small town New Zealand – and dared to make a difference. Now a major international TV series starring Rachel Griffiths and Martin Henderson.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781761429248 |
| PRICE | A$34.99 (AUD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Amy M, Bookseller
Thanks to Simon & Schuster Australia and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.
This went straight to the top of my favourite non-fiction I’ve read for the year. I found Antonia’s book compulsively readable (I finished it in one sitting!) but equally thought-provoking. It had such interesting commentary on the ethics of brothels and whether sex work can be truly consensual in 100% of cases. Highly recommend!
Shirley B, Reviewer
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for this book for an honest review. This book was absolutely intriguing. Focusing on Antonia who decided to open a business to support her family after her husband left her, the story goes through how she opened an ethical escort agency in New Zealand. I can honestly say it’s not something I’ve ever thought about, but it was so intriguing all the way through. With the various managers, the ladies who worked there and the different things the various men wanted the story flowed really fast while keeping you interested.
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