| Rent Girl Perennial and 1 Edition Contributor(s): Tea, Michelle (Author), McCubbin, Lauren (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0867196203 ISBN-13: 9780867196207 Publisher: Last Gasp OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2004 Annotation: A graphic and uncompromising autobiographical bender, the story of Tea's years as a prostitute, with provocative illustrations by Laurenn McCubbin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 8" W x 7.96" (1.45 lbs) 239 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rent Girl is the illustrated saga of one broke baby dyke trying to make a buck in the surreal world of the sex industry. Avoiding the stereotypes of prostitute as victim or superhero, Tea instead explores the complicated occupation in all its nuances - absurd, somber, hilarious, disturbing. When Michelle, a young Boston baby dyke, needs money, her adventuresome girlfriend suggests taking up a secretive career in the world of escort services. Her misadventures through her years in the sex trade are at times, humorous, tantalizing, and heartbreaking. Constantly struggling between the worlds of poverty and prostitution, Michelle must make the eventual decision to stay in the business with its financial freedoms or quit for spiritual serenity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tea, Michelle: - MICHELLE TEA is the author of ten books, the founder of literary non-profit RADAR Productions, the co-creator of Sister Spit, and the curator of Amethyst Editions, a collaboration with the Feminist Press. |