QUOTES: "C is for Cash Only. I don't take cards. Where would I put the swipe machine?" "I don't understand why my colleagues would have an affair with some girl in the office, and risk a marriage, when they could have someone like you."
PLOT: This book started off as a blog, following the day to day life of high class call girl 'Belle De Jour,' living in London (Nobody actually knows her real name or identity.) Belle could not find a job out of Uni, and after a threesome with a rich couple rewarded her financially, she took to the trade like a duck to water, earning more money than anyone she knew. All the while, Belle remained friends with three of her ex boyfriends, only one of who knows what she does for a living.
REVIEW: Having seen the series first, I was actually surprised at how much more graphic the book was. Belle's account of her life of prostitution is frank and somewhat compelling. It was a bit gross and offputting at first, but then it became more of a laugh - like the purposeful looks the characters in 'Bold and the Beautiful' are constantly casting one another. The book is not for the pious or faint hearted! As it is not a novel, per se, make sure you read it for what it is - don't expect it to follow the formula of a novel.
TV SERIES: Belle's blog was adapted into a book, then into a BBC TV series called 'The Secret Diary of a Call Girl,' starring Billie Piper as Belle. I actually watched the TV show first, and then found the book in a second hand shop at Barwon Heads, and thought 'Why not?' I loved the series - Billie Piper is great as Belle, and she is even given the 'real' name of 'Hannah' on the show. The show develops more of a plot and storyline than the book, and currently three seasons have been filmed.
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