Madam
Subtitle: a novel of New Orleans
By: Cari Lynn and Kellie Martin
Contributors: Martin, Kellie, 1975-
Publisher: A Plume Book
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780142180624
Subjects: Fiction; Procuresses; Prostitutes; Brothels; Red-light districts; FICTION / Historical; FICTION / Contemporary Women
Description: "New Orleans, 1897. Mary Deubler makes a meager living on Venus Alley, the illegal red light district. That all changes when bible-thumping Alderman Sidney Story forces the creation of a legalized district of vice that's mockingly dubbed "Storyville" in his honor. Despite her looks and intelligence, Mary doesn't think she can make it on Basin Street, where girls turn tricks in plush, velvet wallpapered bordellos. But thanks to gumption, twists of fate, even a touch of voodoo, Mary rises above her hopeless lot to become the notorious Madam Josie Arlington.  Filled with fascinating historical details and cameos by Jelly Roll Morton, Louie Armstrong, and photographer E. J. Bellocq, Madam is a fabulous romp through The Big Easy and the irresistible tale of a woman's rise to influence and infamy in a world ruled by men"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326).