Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren is a beautifully written and fascinating story about how she, a girl from suburban New Jersey became an international concubine and emerged from the experience a stronger and wiser woman. I read this book in one sitting. I could not put it down. I was totally swept away by Lauren's writing. Her story is eye-opening and moving and I HIGHLY recommend it.
At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout chasing down a tip about an upcoming audition: a rich businessman in Singapore would pay pretty American girls $20,000 if they stayed for two weeks to spice up his parties. Independent, rebellious, and estranged from her adoptive parents, Jillian was soon on a plane to Borneo, where she would spend the next eighteen months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, youngest brother of the Sultan of Brunei. She became one of the first Western women to infiltrate this modern-day take on an ancient institution and found herself enmeshed in an unexpected love affair with the restless prince.
With SOME GIRLS, Jillian Lauren portrays the complexity of her experience and presents readers with more than just a salacious page-turner, but a story of resilience, redemption and forgiveness. She poignantly traces how a struggling teenager learned to believe in herself, find the courage to meet her birth mother, and eventually adopt a baby boy.
Jillian Lauren is an extremely talented writer and Some Girls is a must-read.Get more detail about Some Girls: My Life in a Harem.
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