Madam: A Novel of New Orleans (Audiobook)

from berylweidenbach

I found this to be a compelling story which takes place around the turn of the century in New Orleans. It is a fictionalized account of the story of a very real person, Mary Dreubler, an orphan at twelve, who became Madam Josie Arlington, head of the Arlington House Bordello in Storyville. The bo...

from berylweidenbach

I found this to be a compelling story which takes place around the turn of the century in New Orleans. It is a fictionalized account of the story of a very real person, Mary Dreubler, an orphan at twelve, who became Madam Josie Arlington, head of the Arlington House Bordello in Storyville. The bo...

from Stacey42

This is a really interesting story about the live of one of the best known Storyville New Orleans madams, Josie Arlington, nee Mary Deubler. It is the story of her life before she became Josie; her struggles to make a life for herself and to provide for her family. It is a mix of fact and fiction...

from mikelink45

When the book arrived in the mail I was both intrigued and a little hesitant. I am not in to pornographic books, overt romantic novels, or overwrought tragedies - I need not have worried, the book is excellent and I only fear that the title and the wonderful photo of the actual Mary Deubler on th...

from LoisB

Madam: A Novel of New Orleans is a compelling piece of historical fiction focusing on prostitution at the turn of the 20th century in New Orleans. The narrative is descriptive, painting a grim scene of the life of the lowest-level prostitutes. The pacing is excellent, and the outcome is an improv...