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Jillian Lauren
Jillian Lauren is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, SOME GIRLS: My Life in a Harem, and the novel PRETTY, both published by Plume/Penguin. SOME GIRLS has since been translated into eighteen different languages. Her new memoir EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED will be released in May... show more

Jillian Lauren is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, SOME GIRLS: My Life in a Harem, and the novel PRETTY, both published by Plume/Penguin. SOME GIRLS has since been translated into eighteen different languages. Her new memoir EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED will be released in May 2015.She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, The Rumpus, and Salon, among others. Her work has also been widely anthologized, including in The Moth Anthology and True Tales of Lust and Love.Jillian is a regular storyteller with The Moth and has performed at numerous spoken word and storytelling events across the country. She has been interviewed on such television programs as The View, Good Morning America and Howard Stern.She regularly blogs at MSNBC TODAY Moms, The Huffington Post and Jillianlauren.com, which was named a top 100 mom blog of 2012 by Babble Magazine.Jillian is married to musician Scott Shriner. They live in Los Angeles with their son.
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Ashleigh Paige
Ashleigh Paige rated it 12 years ago
We tend to think of harems more in the past tense and as part of old tales than as something that still exists, but here's a tale of one woman's experience in a harem in the early 90s. It's... hard to put words to this book, really.It's a story worth telling, though her prose isn't always up to snuf...
Anjasa
Anjasa rated it 13 years ago
I love reading memoirs from sex workers, but I admit that I was disappointed with this book. It had trouble holding my attention, which is very rare for me.Truthfully, it wasn't the topic matter that disappointed me, and I could even have looked over the bits I found boring such as the endless gossi...
Jenn's Book Jems
Jenn's Book Jems rated it 13 years ago
This book was interesting, but also very depressing. The story opens with Bebe and her boyfriend, Aaron getting involved in a serious car crash - one that leaves her hands and legs severely scarred and Aaron dead. Fast forward one year later and Bebe is living in a halfway house working toward her c...
Osho
Osho rated it 13 years ago
The title is a misnomer—the author spent several months in a contemporary harem, but not her life. This is not a memoir about social justice or women’s rights, so although the author mentions the Asian women who may not have the option to leave, it is only in passing and without analysis.Lauren is d...
When Jade Eby Isn't Writing...
When Jade Eby Isn't Writing... rated it 13 years ago
Originally published at my blog Chasing Empty PavementsThis was such a heartbreaking novel but one that reminds everyone that there hope can lead to the light at the end of the tunnel. The Good: The language of the writing was superb. From the very first line all the way to the end I was captivated ...
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