Mattress Actress
Sep 2012 · Momentum
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Mattress Actress is the story of Annika Cleeve's eighteen years as a sex worker.
Her troubled childhood in Queensland led to working in a brothel on the Sunshine Coast at the age of fifteen, and from there Annika worked her way up to the high-end parlours, agencies and private work in various parts of Australia and internationally.
In this book Annika reveals the truth of a sex worker's life; the clients, the
girls, the parlour bosses, the rip-off merchants, the drug deaths, the white slavery, the discrimination, the corrupt police and politicians, the exotic travel and the money.
Mattress Actress is a revealing and gutsy look at someone practising the world's oldest profession in the late twentieth century. From wide-eyed innocent to experienced and successful professional, Annika's story is both shocking and highly entertaining.
"Annika Cleeve is not her real name but this is her real story: a raw and honest account of life in the raw as a new recruit to the oldest profession." – Andrew Rule
Also published as Eve: Confessions of an International Call Girl by Monsoon Books
Her troubled childhood in Queensland led to working in a brothel on the Sunshine Coast at the age of fifteen, and from there Annika worked her way up to the high-end parlours, agencies and private work in various parts of Australia and internationally.
In this book Annika reveals the truth of a sex worker's life; the clients, the
girls, the parlour bosses, the rip-off merchants, the drug deaths, the white slavery, the discrimination, the corrupt police and politicians, the exotic travel and the money.
Mattress Actress is a revealing and gutsy look at someone practising the world's oldest profession in the late twentieth century. From wide-eyed innocent to experienced and successful professional, Annika's story is both shocking and highly entertaining.
"Annika Cleeve is not her real name but this is her real story: a raw and honest account of life in the raw as a new recruit to the oldest profession." – Andrew Rule
Also published as Eve: Confessions of an International Call Girl by Monsoon Books
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4.1
321 reviews
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November 6, 2012
Easy reading, gives you some insides of the scene and shows how prostitutes are working (gosh, never thought that they are so professional and shifty). On the other hand Annika is a caring mum who looks after her daughter and seeks a stable life and relationship, something never offered to her in young days. Nice to read that she finally made her way. Although I don't mind I would have liked her language is sometimes a bit less vulgar, maybe because I see her more as the intelligent and loving mum or upper class `garota de programa` than a cheap hooker.
Connie-M Kylea Dowidar-Lowery
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June 25, 2016
Outstanding, couldn't keep my easily distracted eyes off this book for 2-3 days more like journey. Bon voyage ♥♥ anyone male or female who reads this will be stunned with tears, trepidation and newfound knowledge. Also amazing tips for those females who may be easily led astray..white slavery chapter..forevee indelibly remains with the heart. Great work and please write a second. .♡♡
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Josue Andrade
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September 30, 2016
This is a really good book. I would give it five stars, but I found out that there are claims that the events in this book are not 100% true. The author may have lied about a few things. But, it's well written and not boring at all.
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About the author
Annika Cleeve has an alphabet of qualifications behind her name, and during her studies she spent 18 years as a sex worker, plying her trade all over the world. She currently lives in Sydney.
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