Brothel

Mustang Ranch and Its Women

Alexa Albert

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Ballantine Books Inc.
15 June 2002

Ethical issues: prostitution & sex industry; Gender studies: women

What began as a public-health

project by a Harvard medical student evolved into an intimate, ambitious, six-year study of the

brothel ecosystem anda book that puts an unforgettable face on America's maligned and caricatured

subculture.

""A fascinating glimpse into a hidden lifestyle.... It's an instantly gratifying page-turner.... It emerges as a personality-filled memoir about an unforgettable group of women."" -Seattle Weekly

Not a single legal prostitute in Nevada had contracted HIV since testing began in 1986. Why? Harvard medical student Alexa Albert traveled to Nevada in search of answers. Gaining unprecedented access to the infamous and notoriously secretive Mustang Ranch, Albert reveals a fascinatingly insular world where the women share their experiences with unexpected candor. There's Dinah, Mustang's oldest prostitute, who turned her first trick years ago at age fifty-one. And Savannah, a woman who views her work as a ""healing"" social service for needy men.

Nevada's legal brothels are an incredibly rich environment for examining some of this nation's thorniest social issues. From problems of class and race to the meaning of family, honor, and justice-all are found within this complex and singular microcosm. And in a country where prejudice is a dirty word-but not as dirty as hooker-these social issues are compounded and deepened by the stifling stigma that has always plagued the profession. But in the end, all of Mustang's working girls are just women trying to earn their way to happiness.

Brothel is a landmark work that probes beyond the veil of desire and fantasy in which the sex trade shrouds itself-and uncovers the naked humanity at its core.

By: Alexa Albert
Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9780449006580
ISBN 10: 0449006581
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 June 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexa Albert, M.D., is a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Medical School. She has written and lectured widely on issue of public health and prostitution and was named on of Mirabella's 1,000 Women for the Nineties for her work with Nevada's legal prostitutes. She currently lives in Seattle, where she is completing her residency.

Reviews for Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women

In her compassionate, engaging first book, Albert answers all the questions you might ever have about prostitutes, providing a rich and nuanced depiction of a largely hidden world. - Amazon.com