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    The Madam
    The Madam
    The Madam
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Madam

    Written by Jaime Raven

    Narrated by Josie Dunn

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    Murder, loyalty, and vengeance collide in a gritty read perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers.

    Women always uncover the truth . . .

    Three years and eleven months. That's how long Lizzie Wells has been banged up inside Holloway prison, serving time for a crime she didn’t commit.

    Six months. That's how long it’s taken Lizzie to fall in love with her fellow inmate, Scar.

    Now they are both finally free and, together, they are about to embark on a vengeful search to find those who framed Lizzie . . . and to make them pay.

    THE BUSINESS MAN. THE COPPER. THE MADAM.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateMay 19, 2016
    ISBN9780008171483
    Author

    Jaime Raven

    Jaime Raven is a full-time author living in Southampton UK. Jaime spends some of his time writing at his second home on Spain’s Costa Calida. He has three daughters. He was born in London and grew up in the gritty streets of Peckham where his family were well known street traders.

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    • 4/5
      The Madam – A Gutsy HeroineLizzie Wells has just served three years and eleven months for the manslaughter of man she states that she is innocent, even if she did plead guilty in court. She has been banged up in Holloway prison gaining the infamous prison tan of grey, but at the same time finding love with Donna, better known as Scar.In her final year inside the news that every prisoner dreads is the death of a loved one and even more so when it is her young son. She knows that for justice for herself and more importantly for the life her son Leo could have had, she needs to find the truth.Upon release Lizzie Wells begins the search for the truth, with some naivety and with the help of Scar she starts crashing and thrashing around Southampton. She has a list of people she wants to speak to but is warned off doing so, and if a note is not going to do it maybe a beating will.While Lizzie is a strong willed woman, she attacks everything head on, without much thought to the consequences and this can lead her up a few blind allies. But it is her gutsy attitude, that at the same time makes her vulnerable to the forces of others in her endeavours for the truth.Considering that Lizzie Wells is taking on the Police and the criminal fraternity of Southampton, she seems to trust the police a little too much. As anyone will tell you, even if innocent, there is no such thing as a friendly copper or friendly word with a copper, it is a policy of all ex-cons to keep them from returning to the big house.Jaime Raven has written an excellent story, clear crisp prose that brings out the vulnerability of Lizzie Well’s character while at the same time the determination to right the wrong done to her. As someone who has worked with ex-offenders I recognise the vulnerability at the same time the strength required to survive, innocent or guilty they are just ex-cons to the majority of the public.An excellent story that draws you and keeps you hooked from beginning to the end, writing about a wronged woman, who is forced to serve time for someone else’s crime. At times the reader wants to scream at Lizzie as she can be annoying such as winding the police up, but that is what makes her a believable character. She has all the faults of a real person trapped in a situation not of her making.An excellent read which I can recommend highly from an exciting writer, Jaime Raven.
    • 3/5
      NB: This review includes information about its predecessor, Callgirl: Confessions of an Ivy League Lady of Pleasure (Callgirl).Jeannette Angell's books cover a wide range of topics and settings, from historical novels to the high-drama The Illusionist bringing us to her two memoirs about the sex trade. Like most writers, she states her interest in the gray areas, those that lurk between the caricatures of "good" and "bad." Callgirl was a fun book with a happy tone that told of Angell's own double life as a struggling professor by day and a call girl by night. Perhaps a bit too happy to be completely believable, but this was easily chalked up to the author, who espouses legalized prostitution. In Madam Angell has put herself into the first person shoes of Peach, the southern belle owner of the outcall agency for which Angell worked. These two real life women were and are quite close. Angell wants nothing but the best for Peach and Peach wants nothing but the best from her girls. Perhaps it's the very fact that a real "Peach" exists somewhere that makes this book feel so downright cautious and just plain sugarcoated at times. Angell could do with her own character whatever she needed, but with someone she cares about, the writing feels less candid and immediate. That is my main gripe with Madam. While never insincere or contrived, it is far from honest in tone. It feels forced. More than once, I found myself so distanced from the characters that I put it down and read other books. Only after being urged to review it did I pick it up again. There's also the obvious fact that Callgirl did very well commercially. Surely there was pressure to continue the momentum, which may be why the book feels downright wooden in spots. I would only recommend this book to people who read Callgirl, loved it and must have more about this subject from this particular author. Piles of similar books are available, and while I haven't read them all, I am certain there must be something less labored than this one.