Confessions of a Working Girl

by Miss S.

Miss S tells her shocking true story in Confessions of a Working Girl. Miss S is smart, sassy, sexually frustrated and broke. With the rent money due, she spots an ad for a student job with a difference - in the massage parlour at the bottom of her road. Suddenly she can earn money doing something she is good at and get all the sex she needs. Offered a job on the spot by Mrs B, an ex-working girl herself, Miss S quickly gets to grips with the rest of the girls. They include: Bella the house 'Domme', Carrie the resident shrink, Tina the house snitch, and Suzie the amateur porn star. That's not to mention the cast of clients: Mr Suck it Bitch, Mr Gay, Mr Pacemaker, Mr Councillor and Mr Willy Whacker... Confessions of a Working Girl is the true and intimate diary of Miss S's extraordinary first year in a brothel and reveals exactly what a Gemini half hour really involves... Miss S started working as a paid companion when she was a student, working in a brothel. Witty, intelligent and ambitious, Miss S knows how to achieve what she wants in a job that she loves... and that she's very, very good at. She now works independently in London.

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Chick Lit, Autobiography, Erotica, Sexuality

277 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2007

Reviews

[Amanda Patterson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I would remain anonymous if I wrote this.
If I decided to pursue a career in this field, Miss S is not the person I would want to emulate. She bored me to tears. God knows what she does to her clientele.
The excruciating repetition of how to put a condom on a client made me yawn. The details of how she loves the taste of rubber were just gross. She never did anything worth writing about - unless she’s hiding it for a sequel! Spare us, please.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Good read, thoroughly enjoyed it ... an autoboigraphical account of a 20 year old uni student paying the rent, bills and various other day to day living and uni costs by way of a part time job as a 'working girl' in the local bordello.

Sure her job is a little outside what is considered the norm, but there's nothing wrong with that is there? A means to an end, etc we've all got to earn a living and pay the bills.

A diarised account of a young, attractive, savvy and reasonably switched on girl who manages to rise to one of London's most sought after escorts such is the way she goes about her business.

Another easy read, but interesting enough to make you want to turn page after page such are the life lessons and other interesting tidbits you learn along the way. Don't make assumptions would be the number one thing to take away from this book.

[Maria Mallis · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was slow, boring and you didn't feel any attachment to the character. It was a very flat book. I've read other books about workers in this industry and those were multi layered and you really liked those characters, that wasn't the case with this book at all. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, ever, lol

[Beatrice Clarke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an easy read. Kept me turning the pages.. interesting to know what it's like to work in that industry. Intrigued and looking forward to reading her second book.

[Agneta Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was really entertaining aside from the repetitions here and there I think it was a good read

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Confessions of a Working Girl by Miss S was a very interesting read although at times a wee bit off putting. Like the Secret Diary of a Call Girl it’s a memoir from an English sex worker. I learned a lot from the book.

Confessions of a Working Girl was a book that came up on my amazon recommendations when I picked up one of Belle Du Jour’s books using up an gift card from there. I will say this was an excellent read and I’m glad it was my add-on to that purchase.

Miss S was a student in need of some extra cash and decided that the brothel down the road from her was a good way to earn it. The book goes through her first year as a working girl at the massage house.

The book is not for the timid reader and can be vastly educational. I learned more things then I would have ever imagined. Now some of the anecdotes and stories, I didn’t really need to know about in a way other then it just showed how some sexual acts are just plain disgusting or just not my thing. But most of the anecdotes/stories relayed really did show how people have many different ways to get aroused.

I will note that this is the second book that talked about the sex industry in Britian and how both of the girls were very educated. It wasn’t the stereotypical hooker story where they are on drugs. Instead again it was an articulate story about how the money was good and they enjoyed having sex. Plus they were very safe about it. Well as safe as you can be by always using a condom and getting regular doctors visits.

I will say I think part of me enjoyed Confessions of a Working Girl then the Secret Diary of a Call Girl since I learned more about the actual acts of sex and she talked about her johns a little bit more even though I find myself relating more to Belle du Jour. But I’m glad that Amazon tricked me into getting this book.

[Sars · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book to be verging on the boring side. The writing style left a lot to be desired, and was overall a little too colloquial.

While I was interested in the subject matter, I felt that there was too little detail for it to be a good representation of the true life of a working girl; too many of the interesting stories the author shared were cut short, or not expanded on enough. When one reads a book of this subject matter, you expect a bit more detail than what is divulged in this book.

I found it difficult to become attached to the character, and at times downright disliked her. She was dull, and I disagree with the blurb at the back referring to her as "articulate" as the writing style certainly didn't reflect that at all. The repetition of certain aspects, including in the "tips" section was annoying, and somewhat insulting.

For such a short book, it should have packed more of a punch than it did. I do not feel inclined to read anything else written by this author.

[Dana Delamar · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Interesting story of one woman's stint as a "working girl" in a British brothel. Some of the best parts are when she talks about her sex life outside of the brothel, as these were the most detailed and emotional parts. The wide variety of customers (and the things they wanted) run the gamut from normal to far beyond what you'd expect. She includes some tips at the end for other women considering the job; one thing I found interesting was how many women came and went, sometimes not even finishing out a single day. I suppose that's why she wrote that section at the end!

I also thought her observations about BDSM were interesting; she brings up considerations for a dominatrix and what makes a good one in her opinion. (She didn't feel she was up to it.)

I'm planning to read her other book as well to find out what happened to her after she left the brothel.

[Maria Zivalich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confessions of a working girl was an OK story at best. It is supposedly a true tale of a young girl in London who decides to work in a brothel to save money for her dream trip to Vienna while going to school. The cover of this book is more exciting then the story itself. First if all she never reveals how this job affects her everyday, what she is thinking while doing it etc. Miss S does make the point it is a job. Make the man happy job is done. She claims she enjoys sex but I never got that feeling at all. I think the story wasn't written well and Miss. S just isn't a terrific author that makes it not very enjoyable to read or interesting. What were her confessions? There was a bit of humor towards the end. Overall it was OK.

[Eileen Ho · Rating 4 out of 5]

Naughty, funny, and 'action' packed! A change from the depressing real life stories, here's one story of a call girl who's loving every minute of it. I do feel she hasn't been totally honest with a few things, and that she didn't fully give the other side of the story, i.e. the down side. But I think the optimism and the cool, easy way she talks about her OTT experiences with her customers are what makes this book so entertaining.

[Victoria · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I picked this up, I was expecting a juicy read. The subject matter is something that has always piqued my interest, anything taboo usually does. Unfortunately, there was no juice. The author’s writing style is extremely dull, she’s repetitive, and she doesn’t expand or give enough information on the actual memories themselves. It definitely didn’t feel like a memoir. More like a series of very short notes.

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't give the kind of information that you would want out of this book! She didn't talk much about how she was handling it all psychologically, or physically for that matter. But an all around good character profile of the kind of men who go into brothels, and the kind of woman it takes to work at one.

[Regina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked how this book read more like a Diary rather than a work of ficition.

I actually picked it up to read between classes. Its a book you fall quickly into and can get lost, which to my over worrisome mind, is a great thing!

Not very graphic in my opinion!

[Cake · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the blandest sex worker memoir I've read to date. I think it's because the author either didn't have much a personal life (which I'm interested in just as her professional life) during this period or she simply didn't write about it. With as low a rating as I've given this book, I wouldn't bother reading the next one except that I have it here already, waiting to be read. This book was a quick and easy read and I'm guessing the writing started as a blog, so maybe it was a more interesting read in that format. Maybe.

[Karah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anyone seeking to work in a brothel should seek this book. Anyone who seeks to greater understand the sort of men who pursue prostitutes and why this career is not for the faint-hearted needs to read this book. Before I started reading hooker memoirs, I thought prostitution could be fun aside from maintaining a distance from the police. I assumed there were many happy hookers. Miss S details her work in the UK for this book. Maybe in the second book, I'll learn of her American escapades.

[Sall · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sadly not a thrilling book but okay as something to read if bored.

[Alice Palace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enlightening, but I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the voice.

[Kerryann Cheshire-Whatley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found the book an easy read but very repetitive. I wouldn’t read the second book.

[Athena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started off as the typical story of a UK college student trying to make money, only this time, it is for a camera and a trip to Venice. Each chapter that recalls her working hours has a breakdown of how much she made and how many clients she had during that shift-good added feature. Her college life is boring and her family life isn't really discussed. Miss S comes off as snobby at times, especially when she meets an older man who spends a lot of money on her; it's just not enough if it's not cash in hand. The back cover states, "For $6,000 a night, would you?" She never makes this much in the story, even considering conversion rates from 1997 to 2023. Despite its slow pace in the beginning, it had interesting mini stories about her interactions with clientele (very mini-a few pages) and it was a fast read considering that most chapters are only 2-6 pages long. It's not as spicy as I expected, but it had its interesting moments.

[Lorna Tooley · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you’re a bit thick, you still deserve the joy of enjoying a good book. This is not a good book, unless you happen to be a bit thick, just like “Miss S”.

It is so rambling and repetitive. The timeline is all over the place and full of more holes than Swiss cheese. Our author can’t remember basic things she’s told us and contradicts herself continually.

She tells us many times that she has done “so many weird and wonderful things!”, yet describes the same vanilla acts over and over.

Our author is also really boring and a bit of a judgemental snob, especially considering her line of work.

The only pro was that it was such an easy read, it was over with within a day

[Ashley Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

You feel like your being naughty reading it

The fact that this is a diary style confessional keeps you engaged. You feel like you are being naughty and reading someone’s diary rather than a published book. I loved that each entry takes you through the day, but isn’t overly explanatory. It was also great that as you went you got
To see how many clients she saw, she what services they received, and her pay for the day.

[Dan Stern · Rating 2 out of 5]

A different view of the common perception of prostitution. Perhaps the view is a tad too rosy, but it's certainly no Pretty Woman. An interesting read that won't shoot the lights out but adds a bit to the body of social commentary.

[Rebecca Fowkes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book again. I've read it before years ago and decided to read it again.

[Ellie TheBookReviewCafe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read and very er... Enlightening

[RJC · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't believe this was on the council library shelf, quite graphic in places, with hints and tips at the end.

[Miss Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok. Dragged on and quite repetitive.

[Lou Nixon · Rating 1 out of 5]

For a book supposed to be sexy, this was boring. Too many boring details and totally lacking in sexy-ness.

[Logolepsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

In realtà sarebbero due stelline e mezza, ma ho preferito arrotondare in eccesso perchè è stata realmente una lettura piacevole.
Nonostante i minuziosi dettagli forniti dall'autrice, di cui tuttavia, ai fini della storia, non si può fare a meno, ho trovato questo romanzo molto interessante.
Parla del sesso in modo abbastanza leggero e facile, ma lo fa in modo coinvolgente e attento.
Miss S., autrice e protagonista di questo romanzo, mostra ai lettori un mondo da cui la maggior parte di noi è lontana e di cui, generalmente, si sa ben poco. Quel poco che si sa, inoltre, è spesso sbagliato o frammentato.
La scrittrice ci immerge dunque nel mondo della prostituzione "puilita e sicura", un ambiente del tutto diverso da come lo dipingono i media e i luoghi comuni. Questo romanzo ci mostra come spesso la nostra percezione al riguardo di questo mestiere sia totalmente distorta e colma di pregiudizi.
Le prostitute non sono solo povere ragazze tossiche e disperate che si vendono ai bordi delle strade, come spesso vogliono farci credere. Esistono ambienti ben diversi, sicuri, puliti e protetti, e non è solo la disperazione a portare alcune ragazze a lavorare in questo campo. Dietro c'è molto, ma molto di più.

[Birgit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hiding underneath several chick lit novels I intended to finally remove aka read from my TBR stacks, I started reading this book by Miss S. which soon turned out to be a pseudonym for a, you may have already guessed, "working girl".
Very honest and straight forward, explicit and in part very graphic, it's certainly NOT porn. If this book is one thing than certainly not easy to digest, but seeing as it is about working in a brothel, it shouldn't be a light read anyway. While I honestly don't know whether the book is “real” in the sense of non-fiction, it sure reads that way and it gives you quite an insight into what's going on in the business and let's you catch a glimpse into the depths of the human abyss. Certainly not your average read, but lacking a general story-line it's one step shy of getting another star in my rating.
In short: A both touching and shocking view into the world of a "working girl"!

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was an interesting look into the life of a working girl. She works in a whore house in London putting herself through college (a classic tale). Her comments about the men are entertaining. The advice she gives along the way and at the end about sex, safety and the job are both entertaining and educational. She's not selling you on the profession, so don't worry. But she does give you the inside scoop on how it works, and you get a chance to see the workplace like you've never seen it before. It was an easy read. Funny, entertaining and I learned a few things!!