Book description
How a girl from Brisbane became one of porn s biggest stars'Do you
really want to know what it's like to be a porn star? Brace yourself,
because I'm not going to pull any punches. Here's what a "busy day
at the office" might mean for me . . .' So begins the
no-holds-barred autobiography of Brisbane-born Monica Mayhem - a porn
star and proud of it. In her funny and disarmingly candid voice, she
reveals the ins and outs of making it big in Los Angeles, the
pornography capital of the world. Just how did a girl who was taunted at
school because her eyes were 'too big', and who carved out a respectable
career for herself in the financial markets of Sydney and London, go on
to make over 400 hardcore adult movies win numerous industry awards and
even land herself a role in the first Sex & The City movie? Absolute
Mayhem lifts the lid on the sex, rock and mayhem of Monica's truly
extraordinary professional life - and unveils the private person behind
it all. Monica Mayhem is originally from Brisbane, Queensland, and
moved when she was 16 to Sydney, where she began a career in financial
markets. She quit finance to become an exotic dancer at the Spearmint
Rhino club, transitioning to hardcore porn after moving to Los Angeles
in December 2000. She won many adult-industry awards, including the XRCO
Starlet of the Year 2001, FOXE Vixen of the Year 2002 and KSEX Hottest
Radio Babe 2006. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Erotic
Museum in Las Vegas. Over-18s can visit her website at www.
monicamayhem. com. Monica has retired from the adult entertainment
industry. Gerrie Lim was educated in Western Australia and Southern
California, and met Monica in 2001 when he interviewed her for AVN
Online, the American adult-internet trade journal. At the time, he was
based in Los Angeles as the 'Cinema Blue' columnist for Penthouse
Variations magazine. He is the author of five previous books, most
notably In Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema and Idol to Icon:
The Creation of Celebrity Brands.
