{"product_id":"scarlet-harlot-my-double-life","title":"Scarlet Harlot: My Double Life","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Scarlet_Harlot-Sample.pdf?v=1603188332\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e|   \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGet the E-book on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scarlet-Harlot-Double-Memoirs-Singaporean-ebook\/dp\/B08RJ838GL\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1\u0026amp;keywords=scarlet+harlot\u0026amp;qid=1612513905\u0026amp;s=digital-text\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/id1546709086\"\u003eApple\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/sg\/en\/ebook\/scarlet-harlot-my-double-life\"\u003eKobo\u003c\/a\u003e    |    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/2366351-Scarlet-Harlot\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshley Chan leads a double life: university student by day, escort by night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proposition is deceptively simple: people pay Ashley to act out their sexual gratifications. The variations are endless, but the work is not easy. In an eye-opening, intimate memoir, Ashley Chan, 24, reveals the inside world of Singapore's high-end escorts and the inner turmoil that comes with it. One lesson she has learned: bad things happen if you stay in the game for too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarlet Harlot\u003c\/i\u003e is written with Gerrie Lim, a veteran pop-culture writer known for his books on the sex industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Incredibly stimulating. I sat down and read the whole thing. I like the tone—unashamed frankness, Singapore straightforwardness—and I was really interested in the family background and her aspirations.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Paul Theroux, author of\u003ci\u003e Saint Jack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"An unexpectedly revealing memoir of what it’s like to be a woman in modern-day Singapore, and the struggles one goes through as someone leading life on the fringe of society.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Bakchormeeboy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"Giving this taboo topic an almost hilarious sort of banality is actually really useful in helping to humanise sex workers in Singapore, something that is desperately needed to keep the people in this industry safe in their line of work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Wonderwall.sg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"Ashley Chan's story bares all the trials and tribulations of reclaiming one's sexuality in this hierarchical world we live in. I'm glad she lived to tell.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Vanessa Ho, executive director of Project X, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"Candid and intimate, by turns a dishy autobiographical expose, this co-written memoir will shine an unpretentious light on a slice of Singapore seldom seen.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_cyril-wong\"\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/this-side-of-heaven\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Side of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAshley Chan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a pseudonym for the author, a 24-year-old Singaporean escort and a final-year university student. Contrary to popular belief, she considers herself quiet and introverted—not quite the party-girl persona—but she does enjoy the money, time and flexibility of her lifestyle. She enjoys not wearing panties in public as a fashion statement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerrie Lim\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of seven books, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/invisible-trade\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible Trade: High Class Sex for Sale in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/invisible-trade-ii\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible Trade 2: Secret Lives and Sexual Intrigue in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSingapore Rebel: Searching for Annabel Chong\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a master's in print journalism from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's in politics from the University of Western Australia, and was previously published in \u003ci\u003eBillboard,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDetails,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLA Style\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e LA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePenthouse,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32132641620081,"sku":"9789814901307","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ScarletHarlot-CVF-300.jpg?v=1603186972","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/scarlet-harlot-my-double-life","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}