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 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

"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