‘What are the wages of sin, Diana?’ ‘Sixty dollars for oral and sex, Roger! I chanted. ….I really didn’t think that I’d ever see Roger again after making fun of him like that but I was wrong. ‘Religious Roger’ came back fortnightly for the rest of my time at Fleure’s, trying to make me repent, and not once did he stop me from taking my clothes off! ‘Religious Roger’ was just one of Angela Blake’s many clients during the years she worked as a prostitute. She encountered all sorts of people – both customers and co-workers – and each showed her aspects of human nature that she’d never seen before. She learned about their needs and dreams, their hang-ups and vulnerabilities. Her observations on the changing styles of massage parlours provide a previously unexplored side of New Zealand’s recent history. This is a fascinating, highly readable insight into a world most people know very little about. The author tells it how it is, but with humour and warmth. Jean Turvey’s best selling book; THE WAGES OF SIN.
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