In store now! The Service by Frankie Miren
‘The Service’ is a brilliant and powerful novel exploring the complex realities of sex work, through the repercussions caused by a change to the law.
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The Service by Frankie Miren
Paperback RRP £9.99
Lori works illegally in a rented flat in central London, living in fear of police raids which could mean losing her small daughter and her dream of a new life.
Freya is a student who finds she can make far more money as an escort than she could in an office; life, after all, is already a tangle of madness and dissociation.
And Paula is a journalist whose long-term campaign against prostitution has brought her some strange bedfellows.
After a shock change to the law, with brothels being raided by the authorities, lives across the country are fractured. As a threat from Lori's past begins to catch up with her, the three women are increasingly, inevitably drawn into each other's orbit
The Service is a powerful and challenging novel about women's bodies, sex and relationships, mental health, entitlement, authenticity, privilege and power - as shocking as any dystopia, but touching and deeply humane.
Order your copy today directly from October Books or buy online through our bookshop store and we’ll get commission on your purchase.
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