Prostitutes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Behind the coded language of lonely-hearts columns and street-corner cards lies a world most people never see — and Prostitutes by Denise Winn pulls back the curtain with unflinching clarity. This rigorously researched work chronicles the lives of women working in the sex trade in Britain, presenting their stories in their own words and situating their experiences within a broader social and economic framework. Winn dismantles the myths and moral judgements that typically surround the subject, instead offering a candid, humanising portrait of women navigating survival, agency, and exploitation in equal measure. Written with the journalistic precision and empathetic authority that defined serious social commentary of its era, this work argues that prostitution is not a fringe issue but a direct symptom of systemic inequality, poverty, and patriarchal power structures. Winn's prose is clear-eyed and unsentimental, refusing easy conclusions while illuminating uncomfortable truths about gender, class, and the limits of law. A challenging and essential read, Prostitutes leaves the reader questioning not just the women at its centre, but the society that shaped their choices.
Author: Denise Winn
Format: Hardback
Genre: Society & culture
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Behind the coded language of lonely-hearts columns and street-corner cards lies a world most people never see — and Prostitutes by Denise Winn pulls back the curtain with unflinching clarity. This rigorously researched work chronicles the lives of women working in the sex trade in Britain, presenting their stories in their own words and situating their experiences within a broader social and economic framework. Winn dismantles the myths and moral judgements that typically surround the subject, instead offering a candid, humanising portrait of women navigating survival, agency, and exploitation in equal measure. Written with the journalistic precision and empathetic authority that defined serious social commentary of its era, this work argues that prostitution is not a fringe issue but a direct symptom of systemic inequality, poverty, and patriarchal power structures. Winn's prose is clear-eyed and unsentimental, refusing easy conclusions while illuminating uncomfortable truths about gender, class, and the limits of law. A challenging and essential read, Prostitutes leaves the reader questioning not just the women at its centre, but the society that shaped their choices.