Some Girls by Jillian Lauren
Description: "At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition. The ‘casting director’ told her that a rich businessman in Singapore would pay pretty American girls $20,000 if they stayed for two weeks to spice up his parties. Not exactly the whole truth. Soon, Jillian found herself on a plan to Borneo, where she would spend the next eighteen months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, youngest brother of the Sultan of Brunei. Leaving behind her gritty East Village apartment for an opulent palace where she walked on rugs laced with gold, Jillian traded her band of artist friends for a coterie of backstabbing beauties competing for the prince’s attention. More than just a sexy tale set in an exotic land, Some Girls is also the story of a rebellious teen finding herself.”
What I thought: I found this memoir interesting. Lauren tells her story in an honest fashion, even at the expense of making her a bit unlikeable. Her story made me fear for my daughter. Growing up is hard! And I don't want her to go through awful things in life. Lauren took a hard road but came out of it a better person. There are some good insights provided in this book if you enjoy coming of age memoirs.
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