Product Description

In the 1960s, as the sexual revolution was mushrooming, a beautiful young Dutch woman named Xaviera de Vries became the most powerful madam in New York City. In 1972, under the name Xaviera Hollander, she published a candid -read racy -account of her life behind the brothel door. The Happy Hooker shot straight to the top of the bestseller lists, eventually selling more than 15 million copies and launching Xaviera as the world's best-known observer and commentator on sexual issues. Now, thirty years later, the original is back in print - in a fabulously packaged retro edition that will bring back the experience of sneaking under the covers to read your parents' original paperback. The Happy Hooker was the book that introduced much of America to the international swinger's scene of the 1960s--lesbianism, bondage, and much, much more - and while some of its trappings are bachelor-pad picturesque today, its frank treatment of sexual appetites and practices still packs a punch. Published to coincide with Xaviera's new, more literary memoir, Child No More, this new trade paperback edition will introduce a whole new generation to the gleefully lusty tour guide that is Xaviera Hollander.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #158337 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Worth a read
Since reading the happy hooker in 2005 I try to find another book which is written as well as this one about the oldest business. She is not afraid to say how things are and doesn't leave the bad stories out. I absolute enjoyed reading this book and wish there would be more book like this which are written with style (forget all these pseudo call girl books - this is so much better)

A Memoir that has aged pretty well - it's still pretty eye-opening!
Although `The Happy Hooker' is over thirty years old it is still much better than most of the modern books that profess to be true life memoirs. Xaviera Hollander still writes for Penthouse and this book details her early life, how she `fell into' prostitution and eventually how she became a Madam.

Even for people who have read many of the current books on prostitution, there is plenty in here to challenge your views and morality and also enough to provoke a raised eyebrow or two! Xaviera appears to believe that there are no boundaries as far is sex is concerned and therefore seduces both her uncle and her sister's husband; sets out to seduce young virgins for fun; has ex with a wide range of different women; as well as talking about her work as a prostitute (who knew that some men `get off' on having their legs bound together so they can be treated like a mermaid - I certainly didn't!)

The book is interesting and informative. I imagine that it would be most appropriately found under the mattress of adolescent boys, but having said that, if you like to read memoirs involving prostitution than this is probably one of the best.

It is a shame that most things are described as `groovy', but hey it was the 70s!