Erotic Exchanges

This is a very academic text, but works well as an audiobook if you're interested in the period and/or subject matter.

The book explores real accounts from police & madame records along with historical accounts of the lives of the dames entretenues of Eighteenth-Century Paris. It can be a little dry when you first start out, but once you begin to understand the dynamics of the story telling and writing the style begins to flow. It's really an interesting look into the sexual and social politics of the time and there are “cameos” of some well known names including Casanova.

Sally Martin does a GREAT job with all the french pronunciation, and I swear you'll begin to believe that YOU TOO can speak the language. (I've been walking around saying dames entretenues for weeks because it's so much fun!)

NOTE: I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast dot com