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Stripped: A Life of Strip and Tease in Clubland
When Sam Bailey tells people that she used to take her clothes off for money, three questions usually follow.
The first is 'Why?' The simple answer is that she enjoyed it. She liked showing off, being desired and earning a lot of money. The second is 'How did you get started?' Sam was 17, had a poorly paid job that she hated and couldn't bear to think that was all there was for her in life. The third question is: 'So, Sam, what was it like?'
In Stripped, Sam Bailey reveals all about her experiences, taking us behind the scenes and introducing us to the other strippers and the punters, aged 18 to 80. She recounts a series of episodes that shine a light on the simultaneously sexy and seedy, glamorous and grotty world of lap-dancing clubs.
Stripped takes you down the steps and through the double doors to reveal some of the night's darkest secrets and expose the reality of life in the strip-club underworld.
The first is 'Why?' The simple answer is that she enjoyed it. She liked showing off, being desired and earning a lot of money. The second is 'How did you get started?' Sam was 17, had a poorly paid job that she hated and couldn't bear to think that was all there was for her in life. The third question is: 'So, Sam, what was it like?'
In Stripped, Sam Bailey reveals all about her experiences, taking us behind the scenes and introducing us to the other strippers and the punters, aged 18 to 80. She recounts a series of episodes that shine a light on the simultaneously sexy and seedy, glamorous and grotty world of lap-dancing clubs.
Stripped takes you down the steps and through the double doors to reveal some of the night's darkest secrets and expose the reality of life in the strip-club underworld.
272 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2012
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August 26, 2020
When Sam was 17 her aunt got her a job stripping at a club in Denmark. This gave her a lifelong love of taking her clothes off for money. Plenty of anecdotes in this memoir to make you wonder who's exploiting who. A quick easy read.
August 7, 2019
Very interesting read
June 27, 2017
The ending let it down but not a bad book.
August 15, 2014
Interesting insight into club life but I'm glad I only paid a pound for it
June 29, 2016
Makes you want to become a dancer!
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Five star book - funny and interesting, would recommend to most people! Xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
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