Lyn: A Story of Prostitution

By June Levine and Lyn Madden

Book Overview

Lyn Madden worked for twenty years as a prostitute, mostly in Dublin. Her career ended on the night she watched her lover and pimp John Cullen, throw a fire bomb through the window of Dolores Lynch's home. Dolores, who had 'escaped' from prostitution some years previously, perished along with her elderly mother and aunt. That murder shocked Lyn out of her dependence on John and enabled her to summon up the courage necessary to denounce him to the police. She began writing this book whilst awaiting the trial during which John Cullen was sentenced to eighteen years in jail. First published in 1987, Lyn's story is as compelling and shocking as ever, providing a stark and horrifying insight into life 'on the game' in Dublin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0946211450
• ISBN13: 9780946211456
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Attic Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Lyn will remain with you for life

This is an amazing book. One of the first to show life on Dublins streets as it is, raw, violent and miserable. The book also probes the organised crime that is so rampant and profitable in Ireland. The book tells Lyns story not just as a prostitute but as a woman. The grim truth is told without emotion in a matter of fact way. The violence and fear are shown in a stark non glamorised way. The best part of this book is that it brings the reader, through the mind of Lyn, to realise why prostitution is one of the worlds oldest profesions. Lyn describes in the book the feeling of 'hearing stars' no, not seeing stars, hearing stars. This is the adrenalin rush of fear. Anyone who has experienced this alertness will recognise the description immediatly. June Levines closing chapter offers great insight into the life of a womans constant battle for survival, acceptance and then courage. An excellent book, years after reading it Lyn will stay with you.