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At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition. The "casting director" told her that a rich businessman in Singapore would pay pretty American girls $20,000 if they stayed for two weeks to spice up his parties. Soon, Jillian was on a plane to Borneo, where she would spend the next eighteen months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, youngest brother of the Sultan of Brunei, leaving behind her gritty East Village apartment for a palace with rugs laced with gold and trading her band of artist friends for a coterie of backstabbing beauties.
More than just a sexy read set in an exotic land, Some Girls is also the story of how a rebellious teen found herself-and the courage to meet her birth mother and eventually adopt a baby boy.
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Release date
April 27, 2010 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781101404447
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781101404447
- File size: 480 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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January 21, 2010
This book's press release dubs it "more than a sexy read set in an exotic locale," as if Lauren had merely gone on a sun-drenched beach vacation and ended up finding a lover and finally, herself. Not even close. What readers really get is a deeply disturbing story of a good Jewish girl turned stripper/hooker, who, at 18, willingly heads to Brunei to join the harem of the Sultan's younger brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah. It's The Bachelor: Brunei, with an extra helping of manipulation. It's hard to know what to make of all this, especially as Lauren is also a gifted writer and oddly sympathetic character. Compelling in a way you can't help but feel squeamish about enjoying. [Lauren is married to Scott Shriner, the bass player of Weezer.-Ed.]-Tania Barnes, Brooklyn, NYCopyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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March 15, 2010
At the age of 19, Lauren was trying to get a fledgling acting career off the ground while working as a stripper and call girl. When the opportunity arises for several girls to travel to the island of Borneo to be a part of the harem of the Sultan of Bruneis youngest brother, Prince Jefri, for a few weeks, Lauren jumps at the opportunity. Telling her family shes headed overseas for an acting job, she travels to Brunei for what she thinks will be a diverting and exciting two weeks. Once she arrives at the expansive estate, Lauren finds her only duty is to attend lavish parties each night and hope that she will be the one chosen to steal away from the party with the prince. Two weeks turns into a year, and Lauren finds herself increasingly involved in the vicious competition for the princes attention. While the surprising and exotic subject matter is sure to pique interest, Laurens graceful, introspective prose lifts her unusual memoir far above the level of mere titillation.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)
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