Belle De Jour

Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a high-class call girl working in London. Her award-winning web diary was ready by 15,000 people each day. This is her story.

'It occurs to me that in a world of twelve-year-olds in sexy boots and nans in sparkly minidresses, the surest way to tel the prostitute walking into a hotel at Heathrow is to look for the lady in the designer suit...'

'Most people raise an eyebrow when they find that my closest friends are mostly men, and for the most part, men I've slept with. Strange, I think. Whom else are you going to sleep with besides the people you know? Strangers? Don't answer that...'

From escorting officers of the law to glamorous dinners, to debating the literary merits of the works of Martin Amis with naked clients, entering a hotel with two whips strapped to the lining of her coat, and juggling her love-lie with her professional one, Belle's no-holds-barred account of her experiences as a prostitute is frank, funny and completely compelling.

From summer 2003 to autumn 2004, Belle's award-winning website charted her day-to-day adventures on and off the field. In it, she confessed her triumphs and disasters in the world of dating, introduced readers to her friends 'N' and the four 'A's and chronicled the ins and outs of her working life. Now, in her Intimate Adventures, Belle elaborates on those diary entries, revealing (among other things) how she became a working girl, what it feels like to do it for money - and why she can recommend it - and where to buy the best knickers for the job.

Sometimes shocking, often hilarious, always thought-provoking, The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl tells the story of a 21st-century Moll Flanders, giving us an illuminating glimpse behind the scenes of the high-class sex-trade, and an insight into the secret life of an extraordinary, ordinary woman.