Courtesans: Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century | 
so-soI felt it was too detailed in places and went off on a tangent.
Such a unstable and unsure walk of life, mostly based on youth, beauty and allure, and once those you were gone you didn‘t have much going for you. Securing a wealthy man early in life was absolutely imperative.
I felt sad for these women, rich and beautiful but all could fall down in the blink of an eye.
Today's mail! Courtesans was through PaperbackSwap, the right is the new edition of Slightly Foxed, and the others were all from Amazon, sadly. I'm already 1/3 through with the dot to dot book, which is fun but sad bc I'll probably finish it tonight or tomorrow. Oh well, I know I have a couple around here that are unfinished.
Yay for #bookmail!
This focuses on five women, all of whom were English if memory serves me right, but some who lived in other parts of Europe. What I like about this book is that while it describes the (hard-won) #glamorous aspects of their lives, it doesn't romanticise it--these women had to overcome poverty and abuse and find ways to outwit patriarchal laws, norms. Inspiring, in a way, and a good read. #AugustGrrrl @Cinfhen
