Hush, hush, hushHere comes the Bogeyman . . .London during the long, dark days of the Blitz: a city outwardly in ruins, weakened by exhaustion and rationing. But behind the blackout, the old way of life continues: in the music halls,...
Prostitutes
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Author:Unsworth, CathiSummary: -
Author:Summary:We Still Demand! recovers vibrant and unsung histories of sex and gender activism across Canada from the 1970s to the present. Departing from conventional accounts, this book demonstrates the varied nature of resistance and the...
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Author:Eversole, Linda J.Summary:From the establishment of Fort Victoria, BC's capital city has had a long history of prostitution. But little has been written on the lives of the women themselves--some of the most enterprising women in Victoria's past....
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Emmelie Prophète fait partie des générations de femmes auteures haïtiennes contemporaines comme Yanick Lahens, Kettly Mars, Evelyne Trouillot, Edwidge Danticat. Tout un peuple se prépare à fuir, s'inventant un ailleurs à...
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Author:Bowen, GailSummary:The topic for Charlie D's Valentine's night radio show is satisfaction. But when a caller warns of a plot to kill prostitutes the evening turns grim and the race to find the killer is on.
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Author:Holman, SheriSummary:A fifteen-year-old prostitute rents a beautiful blue dress from her landlord in order to attract a higher class of clientele. While working to support her fragile only child, she also secures bodies for a local medical doctor's anatomy...
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Author:Bowen, GailSummary:Joanne Kilbourn investigates the murder of a prostitute whose client list included the name of Joanne's new husband, Zach.
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Author:Mitchell, Gilaine E.Summary:Married woman Natha Cole works as a prostitute and eventually reconnects with her former client, bookstore owner, Jules Moore and becomes drawn to an auctioneer.
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Author:Eversole, Linda J.Summary:A wealthy madam who was known from San Francisco to Victoria in the early part of the 20th century, Stella Carroll was glamorous, worldly and determined to succeed. Her bordellos were fashionably decorated and patronized by the affluent...
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Author:Croll, RieSummary:"Shaped by Silence brings together the powerful and devastating stories of five women from Ireland, Canada, and Australia whose lives were shaped by forced confinement in Magdalene laundries and related reform "schools" operated by the...
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Author:Yamazaki, TomokoSummary:This is a pioneering work on "karayuki-san," impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s. The narrative follows the life of one such prostitute, Osaki, who is persuaded as a child of ten to...
- Author:Rivers, FrancineSummary:
Sold into prostitution as an orphan, Angel has never believed in love. Then Michael Hosea pursues her, showers her with unconditional love, and marries her. Through his caring, Michael slowly melts Angel's icy heart.
- Author:Monroe, MarySummary:
Lula Mae, Ester, Megan, Rosalee, Helen, and Rockelle are like a close-knit family as they work the mean streets of San Francisco. For better or worse, they have something else in common too: their "manager," Clyde Brooks--a charismatic...
- Author:Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
A lady of means helps midwife Sarah Brandt rescue a young woman and her newborn from a brothel. But when the wealthy benefactor is found murdered, Sarah uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim, her charity, and the woman and...
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Author:Defoe, DanielSummary:Moll is born in Newgate prison to a petty thief and is soon left at the mercy of whoever will take her in. From this unfavorable beginning, the lusty, resourceful Moll loves and bargains her way from rags to riches, from prostitution in...
- Author:De Vries, MaggieSummary:
On April 14, 1998, Sarah de Vries disappeared from her usual spot on the corner of Princess and Hastings in Vancouver. She became one of the many women who had vanished from the Downtown Eastside—women, most of them sex workers and drug...
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Author:Kienzle, William X.Summary:"Bill Kienzle's best yet." —Detroit Free Press
"It is miraculous, but the third Father Koesler is even better than the first two. It is without reservation the best series ever about a priest detective." —Otto Penzler, owner,...
- Author:Fortin, MarilyneSummary:
Dans le royaume de France, à l’époque de la Renaissance, vit un jeune garçon nommé Blaise. Pauvre et misérable, il jouit néanmoins d’un talent particulier pour le dessin. Interpellé par ce don improbable, par un pur hasard, Battisto, un...
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Dr. Samantha Leeds hosts her own late-night radio talk show on WSLJ. One day she receives a menacing phone call at her home, while miles away, a prostitute is strangled to death. Seemingly unrelated, nobody connects the two events until...
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Author:Cleland, JohnSummary:The hilarious story of Fanny Hill and her erotic exploits in London shocked the religious and literary hierarchy, who condemned the book, thus immediately increasing demand for it. The story chronicles the life of an 18th-century maiden...
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