Would I be as brave ? (Rating 5 of 5)
» Charlie Reynolds
Picked this book up at the airport, thought it would be light reading for my holiday - how wrong was I !! Read this, was amazed by it then read Dawn's first book, Call Me Elizabeth. Even more sad, amazing, emotional and heartbreaking. I admire Dawn for having the balls to face up to her responsibilities. She says several times that she caused the situation she was in. The enormous debt and her bad choice of husband. Well, yes, maybe she should accept some blame but definately not all. Dawn had a terrible childhood. She was unloved and neglected by her mother, sexually abused by her father. She grew up without the security, love and stability that all children deserve and need. She married quickly and had kids, was abandoned by her first husband, the second was an alcoholic. Desperate for her own safe happy family, she had six children in 10 years, worked as a secretary and saw her husband sink further in alcoholism. Debt piled up and finally the bailiffs knocked on the door. Determined that her kids should not know what was happening or have their lives shattered further she joined an escort agency as a way of making lots of money quickly. What she went through humbled me. Made me feel inadequate as a mother myself. Call Me Madam is about amazing love and strength and I'm not sure that I would be able to cope the way Dawn did faced with all the hurdles she has overcome over the years. She started her own escort agency and faced even more problems. I am in awe of Dawn and consider myself blessed that I have loving wonderful parents and have never faced any of the problems Dawn has. I only hope she has now found happiness.
Another world (Rating 5 of 5)
» Damaskcat
I read 'Call me Elizabeth' so this was a must read book for me. Faced with the prospect of losing her home Dawn Annandale decides to put her own experience as an escort to good use by starting an agency of her own. This is her frank account of how she was determined to make Crystal's something different, an agency where the women who worked for her would be safe. Read how she deals with a brush both with the law and the criminal underworld. This is a fascinating insight into a world most of us will probably never experience. Her account is funny and painfully honest. It exposes the double standards many people live by, and describes the humorous and potentially embarrassing moments when her work and the rest of her life threaten to collide. I recommend it as a non-smutty look at how women deal with their problems when they are in debt and the only thing they have to sell is themselves.
Amazing ! (Rating 5 of 5)
» Avid Reader
After reading Call Me Elizabeth I was pleased to find the sequal to this compelling book. Call Me Madam is truly amazing, well written, honest and frank. Never having been involved in this world I was horrified, saddened and amazed by the sheer determination of this woman who would go through virtually anythign for the sake of her kids. She's a marvel of a mother and whilst I cant say that I would have made the same choices, I admire her courage and the passion she has for her children.
(Rating 5 of 5)
