Critical Praise

"Riveting. Lauren illuminates the murky world of high-class prostitution with humor, candor, and a reporter’s gimlet eye."

—Jennifer Egan, author of Look at Me and The Keep

"A heart-stoppingly thrilling story told by a punk rock Scheherazade."

—Margaret Cho

"Lauren, who considers singer Patti Smith ‘the barometer of all things cool and right,’ is a deft storyteller, imparting equal parts poignant reflection and wisdom into her enlightening book. A gritty, melancholy memoir leavened by the author's amiable, engrossing narrative tenor."

—Kirkus Reviews

"Lauren lifts the veil on harem life, revealing the gritty reality of a world so dramatic it almost seems too outrageous to be true."

—Lily Burana, author of Strip City