Book description
What do you do when you become a statistic - jobless, hopeless and
mired in debt? Well, one ordinary middle class Irish woman answered
that question by becoming an escort. And in doing so, she discovered a
side of Ireland - and a side of herself - she could never have imagined.
'I am an ordinary mum getting on with life. I'm someone who you
would comfortably chat to at the school gates - perhaps you have -
or in the doctor's surgery or while queuing at the post office and
you would probably think I was a lovely lady. I am basically anyone
who looks like a well-groomed, attractive, educated woman hitting
forty. How I pay my mortgage, fund the children's hobbies and
interests and put food on the table may make me unusual, but I hope
it doesn't change who I am.'
Between the Sheets is an illuminating and explicit account of a
year spent working as an escort in middle Ireland. It is a gripping
account of living a double life - and the high price it exacts. And it
is an insightful view of the toll the recession is taking on the
intimate lives of Irish couples.
However, Between the Sheets is also startling and
enlightening. The author describes how, in coming face to face with
Irishmen's deepest fears and desires, she saw a side of them she never
expected to, a side she believes remains hidden from most women. And
she also found that though she set out to make money, along the way
she became sexually liberated herself. Her experience gave her a
unique insight into how women can be happier and more fulfilled in
their sex lives and have stronger relationships as a result.
