Autobiography of a sex worker

Sex workers are free in four respects: we donƒ??t have to cook for a husband; we donƒ??t have to wash his dirty clothes; we donƒ??t have to ask for his permission to raise our kids as we deem fit; we donƒ??t have to run after a husband claiming rights to his property.ƒ??

Fiery, outspoken and often wickedly funny, this candid account of one womanƒ??s life as a sex worker in Kerala became a bestseller when it was first published in Malayalam. Nalini Jameela, who takes her name from both Hindu and Muslim traditions, worked as a child in the clay mines. She has been a wife, mother, successful business woman and social activist ƒ?? as well as a sex worker ƒ?? at different stages of her life. This is Nalini Jameelaƒ??s story, told in her inimitably honest and down- to-earth style, of her search for dignity, empowerment and freedom on her own terms.