You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again: The Flip Side to the Pretty Woman Story

by Jennie Louise Frankel, Robin, Dove Books, et al.

Book Overview

Here are stories of sex, scandal, honesty and avarice. This true tell-all follows the lives of three women living in Hollywood. It names names, dates and licenses of Hollywood's rich and famous.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787104043
• ISBN13: 9780787104047
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Dove Books
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Conflicting feelings

I walked away from this book with conflicting views about it and its contents. On one hand, I felt very sorry for the girls about some of the experiences they had, but one of the girls still seemed somewhat smug about the sexual experiences she had with certain celebrities and considering the fact that she said she had suffered so much , that kind of dampened the effect of the horrific things she went through. Another thing is that 3 of the girls kept going on in their sections about how sexy and beautiful they were or how hot their bodies were or how hot and sexy they looked at any given moment. I'm sure that they are all beautiful girls-I think its a given that prostitutes to the stars would have to be very attractive-it got kind of grating hearing it repeated over and over again. I think its sad the way they allowed themselves to be used and degraded for so long , but I do admire them for writing this book as a cautionary tale for young women though. Although every girls story was a sad one,Liza stirred my sympathy the most. I hope they are all doing well now.

you'll never make love in this town again

I read this book within 2 days and then I read it again. I loved all that movie star gossip. I dont think i will ever look at Vanna White, James Cann, Sylvester Stallone, Warren Beatty, Bob Evans, and lots of others, the same way again. The Biggest SKUMBAG of all is Don Simpson! Its a good read, found it very entertaining.

Informative But Disturbing

I gave this book 5 stars because it appears to be true. It provides insights into the lives of people who have the resources to create a living hell for themselves in preparation for what I assume is waiting just ahead for them. However I suffer from mild depression and this book doesn't help any. The second case study was particularly disturbing. Here's a tormented soul who was sexually molested, raped by sex fiends, and slit her wrists twice by the time she reached about age 20. The father can take credit for the rape. He allowed a 12 year old girl to go to a strange house with strange people who he knew were in the pornography business. Anyone with even minimal intelligence would realize this was a dangerous situation for a young girl. She was wreckless and exploitive of herself also. Prostitution is after all an exploitive activity. The second case study came very close to getting pulled into a white slavery ring in Paris. This was done under the guise of a modelling engagement by an enterprising individual who turned out to be cunning, devious, and sinister. If that would have happened the things in this book would be kids' stuff compared to what would have happened to her. I assume her family and friends would never have seen or heard from her again. Girls thinking about getting into prostitution should be intelligent about going to strange places with strange people, especially about going to another country. In a situation like that the line between asking someone to do something and forcing them against their will is very thin. You can never be sure who you'll run into in that business. Danger and death are always lurking in the shadows of this dark world. The sequel to this book, "Once More With Feeling", gives a better idea of the negative side of prostitution. They all don't go to parties at mansions and make tons of money. As this book shows even those that do are miserable anyway. Many don't escape with their lives. Not that this book presents prostitution as a bed of roses either. There are some common denominators that lead girls onto this path: 1) lack of family structure or abusive home life 2) drug abuse which impairs judgement 3) enticement of 'easy' money and luxury 4) naivety and lack of experience in life 5) no way to support themselves financially (caused by other factors above like drugs) 6) to some extent low self esteem and self respect Most of the girls in both books have at least some of these characteristics.

Gossip,Gossip,Gossip!

This book makes for a great read if you are a gossip lover.It includes stories about some of the biggest names in Hollywood.Although I do feel that these young women might be exaggerating the truth. It still makes for a fun read.

You'll never look at Hollywood the same again

I'm not really sure what initially attracted me to this book but as I began to read it I became totally enthralled in the lives of the four women who were brave enough to come forth and tell their interesting yet saddening and disgusting stories of their run ins with some of Hollywoods most powerful players. I fell in love with Robin, Liza, Linda, and Tiffany. These women have seen and been through so much but have risen to overcome the darkness that held a shroud over their lives for so long. Without giving to much away, there are stories of producer Don Simpson's violent S & M practices, Lorenzo Lamas' insensitivity, Hugh Heffner's passion for watching, and so many other stories that will shock and sadden you at the same time. This is an important book that must be read to be beieleved. It will also strike a cord in your heart. It makes you wish you could reach a hand out and help save these young ladies who go to Hollywood with the dreams of being someone special, only to be drug deep into the scum and filth that actually lies within even though they should know that they already are special like everyone else. After reading this book, you will lose respect for the dirty business of Hollywood but will become more open minded to what is seen and felt by someone who needs to be loved and not used. Give these girls a chance, they deserve to be heard.