I read and loved Ms. McLain's "The Paris Wife"-- in fact I think I may have read it twice by accident. So it was a no-brainer that I picked this book up out of $2 bargain bin as soon as it was spotted, and put on a TBR shelf. How delightful to find it nestled away just in time to perfectly fit into this category. It is without a doubt one the best books in this category--and this category is chocked full of must reads.
I have been making my way through the works of Jean Rhys--she often writes about down-on-their luck women and the "monetary means" in which it was acceptable to trade "services" for being "kept". I was a little skeptical but apparently it was a real life bona fide way of keeping yourself off the street and one that is encountered in many forms throughout this real life story.
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