HOW MUCH FOR A HAPPY ENDING?
From domestic abuse survivor, to dominatrix, to sex therapist and everything in between!
by S.E. Winters
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Pub Date Oct 03 2021 | Archive Date Jan 16 2022
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Description
It was only a few photos. We needed the money. No one would have to know...
Growing up on a council estate in Thatcher’s Britain is no simple task. Bullied at school, with a rocky home life and a desire to escape the trappings of working-class life, Sinead discovers boys, recreational drugs and the nineties club scene.
After a string of abusive partners, she struggles as a skint single mum. A chance meeting offers her a new life of glitz and glamour, but it’s not all it seems. Plunged into a world of adult entertainment, Sinead finds herself in the heart of the UK glamour modelling industry, later becoming a dominatrix to make ends meet.
After paying the price of her own self-exploitation, she has the determination to forge a new career as a therapist, with bad decisions galore along the way.
In this autobiographical novel, a now forty-something Winters pulls no punches as she recounts the tales in graphic detail, with down-to-earth wit, refreshing honesty and an unapologetic potty mouth! Hilarious and sometimes heartrendingly uncomfortable, Sinead will make the reader squirm in their seat as she dishes the dirt on the tease and the sleaze of the adult industry.
Love or hate her, she says the things we’ve all probably thought at one time or another.
Advance Praise
"Couldn’t put it down! With her dark, sense of humour and gritty subject matter, Sinead’s relatable and easy-reading style of writing had me laughing, cringing, and completely empathising with her as she took me on the turbulent journey of her life. And what a ride!
'Think Secret diary of a call girl' meets 'Shameless'. Definitely a must-read."
"Wow. Just wow. Sinead has a way with words that left me on the edge of my seat, keen for more and eager to see what happened next. I was drawn into her world and I felt like I was right there with her in each moment. At times it was hard to remember that this was somebody's life and not just fiction. It stirred a whole host of emotions along the way. I've been completely immersed in her story for the last few days, sneaking a few chapters at every opportunity."
"If you have ever sat on the top deck of a bus and wondered what’s going on in the house windows you pass, this is the book for you."
Editorial review:
S. E. Winters has a signature style, writing with panache and intensity, wonderful humour and a laid-back approach. Her exhilarating narrative technique engages the reader instantly and keeps them consistently on the edge of their seat, rendering them unable to put down her work. With a unique ability for merging dark comedy, adult content and gritty realism, Winters' has a flair for being relatable to any and every woman.
It is notoriously difficult to write adult content, but she achieves this easily and this fact alone places the book head and shoulders above others of the same type. This book will whet the appetite of everyone who glances at the opening pages."
Average rating from 23 members
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