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thewomen,someofwhom
wereinitiallyreluctanttobe
photographed.Cassidywasone
suchwoman.A tall,blackgirlin
hermid-20s,Cassidy,attheageof
six,witnessedthemurderofher
motheratthehandsofher
stepfather.Shewasworkingasa
prostitutetoearnmoneytobuilda
half-wayhouseforpeoplewhohad
nowheretogo.Thisdramaticand
heartbreakingstoryis includedat
thebackofthebookalongwith
othercompelling,empoweringand
enlighteningaccountsfromthe
workinggirls.Theviewerhasto
huntforthebiographical
informationinordertoworkout
whosayswhatandmatchit tothe
portrait.Thebookgivesthe
vieweranopportunitytoleave
behindanypreconceptions.
Preciouswasunfinishedbusiness.
Janefirstdiscoveredthebrothelsof
Nevadain1998.‘I keptseeingthese
funnylittlesignsalongtheroadfor
ShadyLadyandMoonlightBunny
Ranch.I hadtofindoutwhatthey
were.’Whatshedidfindwas
MadamKitty’sCathouse.After
discussionswiththeproprietor,
Janewasgrantedpermissionatfirst
tophotographandthenlatertofilm
intwolocations.TheBBC
commissioned ten episodesofLove
ForSalewhichwasfirstbroadcast
in2002.Thein-at-the-deep-end
baptismhasn’tdeterredJane.Sheis
currentlyworkingonwhatshehas
beenworkingonfortheprevioussix
years.TheLastLionTameris a film
documentingtheturmoilfor
ThomasChipperfieldandhisfamily
astheyfighttosavetheir300-year
wayofexistence.Thelegendary
circusfamilyhavea richhistoryof
caringfortheirlegallylicensedwild
animals but society has changed.Indifference,antagonism,animal
rightsprotestors,anincreasingly
hostilemediaanda proposedUK
governmentbanonallwildanimals
performingatthecircushasseen
theChipperfieldsrapidlyslidefrom
theBigTop.Janeflipsupthelaptop
lidandplaysthedocumentary
trailer.‘Theycallit a Sizzleinthe
industrynow,’shesighs.
Breathtakingarchivefootageof
attendingroyalty,performing
tigers, elephants and a lion onAbove:Mackenzie,
KitKatRanchRight:Sharon’sBar
and Brothel