Product Description

Lyn Madden worked for twenty years as a prostitute,mostly in Dublin. Her career ended on the night she watched her lover and pimp John Cullen, throw a fire bomb through the window of Dolores Lynch's home. Dolores, who had 'escaped' from prostitution

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96350 in Books
• Published on: 1987-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 268 pages

Customer Reviews

Could have been written about me
A great read - coming from the background which I do - a former female escort and prostitute in Milton Keynes - this book meant so much to me. Like Lyn, I have managed to pull myself from the dirty streets and into a better lifestyle. I hope this book inspires others, like myself, to leave the vicious circle which is prostitution and make a better life for themselves. Sometimes I miss those dark, cold streets but this book made me realise exactly how far I had come in the last two years. Inspiring.

Lyn will remain with you all your life!
This book is one of the most harrowing and shocking accounts of life on the streets of Dublin that has ever been written. One can easily relate to Lyn as we are shown her life story as a woman and not just as a prostitute. The story is told in a matter of fact way without glamour or effect. It is harrowing, violent and articulate. This is a true story that portrays for once the other side of Dublins Fair City in present times. This book was written in a time where the majority of Dublins population were oblivious to the cities murkier side, its organised crime and its violent pimps. This is a fantastic book which offers excellent insight into the reasons that prostitution is one of the worlds oldest trades. You will never forget Lyn.

A harrowing story and one which should be read by all
I read this book while on holiday with my family and to say it effective me is to put it mildly. What Lyn and I can only imagine what every other child and women in prostitution goes through is unspeakable brutality. The general public inlcuding myself are so ignorant of what goes on and in our ignorance and arrogance condemn and look down our noses at the women and children both boys and girls who everyday go and risk their lives dealing with lunatics, preverts and the sick people of society not to mentionthe people who live off them. This book is so well written that you feel like shouting at times, becuase you know when you turn the pages something awful is going to happen.

I can't praise this book enough and it goes without saying read it, its an eye opener of what life is really like in so called Holy Ireland!