Girl in High Heels: Intimate Confessions of a London Stripper

by Ellouise Moore

"Girl in High Heels" is Ellouise Moore's totally indiscreet and very sexy account of her time working as a stripper in London. Her career began at a glamorous well-known West End club, where she danced for celebrities and was soon singled out as one of the owner's favourites. She then moved on to work at 'gentlemen's venues' in the East End. Her childhood was spent winning prizes for ballet at her grammar school, but she never thought that one day her dance skills would help her become a hugely successful stripper attracting the attention of rich, powerful men and earning thousands of pounds a night.Following her transformation from a naive and slightly awkward ordinary girl to a confident and sexy stripper, "Girl in High Heels" reveals all the glamour and gossip - as well as the horror stories - from the world she soon found herself immersed in. We learn about the other girls and how they got into the industry, the bitchiness and rivalry, and the illicit sex and hands-on dancing with clients. She describes the various types of clients she danced the reluctant, blushing men dragged into the club on their stag night, the regulars who imagined she was their girlfriend, and those with less savoury paedophilic tendencies that she quickly learned to avoid.Then there's the guy who paid for her boob job, and the fellow lap dancer turned stalker who made her life hell. And we see how Ellouise managed to juggle her ordinary life - that of boyfriends, friends and family - with her very unconventional job. Candid and explicit, "Girl in High Heels" is a compelling memoir from a girl who through her career as a stripper really has seen it all.

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction, Sex Work

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

Reviews

[Deep Shikha · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting insight of a so called sleazy job..and audience(read-men)and industry around it...based in London.

[Anna-jennifer Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book had an interesting concept, unfortunately it did not live up to my expectation. Some chapters were good and others not so much, which left me bored.

[Karah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cautionary tale slash memoir. Ellouise Moore lived a sedate life outside of her lucrative career of stripping. She delves lightly into analysis, admitting that her sexuality suffered from the necessity of playing a character at work.

It's light reading, nothing overwhelming but a bit saucy which proves enjoyable.

[LISA MARKHAM · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was very surprised by this book as I thought it would be boring and a bit seedy. But actually I found this was a very interesting insight into what it was like being a stripper with all the thoughts and feelings of the author along her journey. Ended up reading it in three days which is very unusual for me.

[Jennsie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book follows the decade of stripping for a girl who had grown up in a difficult family and how she manoeuvred through her time dancing and stripping.

[Rio-Xela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read, but did feel that the author was judgemental of her own profession.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bit of an eyeopener about life on the edges of society

[Vicky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring and repetitive

[María Samaniego ribas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the insight and it started well, but it got less interesting as it went along and it's a shame because I'm pretty sure the author had a lot more to tell.

[Catherine Perkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but some bits too long and others seemed too quick!