Diary of a Jetsetting Call Girl

The third Nancy Chan novel: a mischievous, insightful romp set in Provence during the summer of 2002.

It’s 2002 and New Yorkers from every walk of life are anxious about the local economy. A girl can't always meet her quota, and hotel security's a lot more challenging than it was last summer. So, feeling ambivalent about having a baby with Matt, Nancy accepts an offer to travel with Milton, her most favoured customer, to the South of France, where he has recently purchased a vacation home. Besides, it's ego-enhancing to be offered big bucks by a hugely successful guy and whilst Nancy has resisted travelling with her johns in the past, she now jumps at the chance to leave New York.

Using her own mother as an alibi, Nancy tells Matt that Mom (divorced, running a B&B in Wales) has planned a mother-daughter vacation in the South of France, so they can check out some property together. In reality, we find Nancy and her friends getting up to some unwholesome frolics in Milt’s pad, with a new cast of colourful characters – including an international madam living in St-Tropez – and a startling romantic collision involving Duncan, Milt’s cook, to keep things interesting.

Reviews

Praise for ‘Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl’:

‘Bridget Jones with attitude.’ Guardian

‘Fun to read…marks the transition of erotica from hide-it-under-the-bed to read-it-on-the-tube…Her sex scenes are delightful.’ The Times

'New York's latest literary sensation.' Independent

'Frank, fizzy, and not for the faint-hearted.’ YOU Magazine, Mail on Sunday

‘Chock-full of bad-girl secrets…tantalizing.’ Cosmopolitan

‘If you want a sassy read about a sparky New Yorker trying to juggle her professional and private life, then you'll love this…A startling debut that's a cross between “Bridget Jones's Diary” and “Pretty Woman”…You can forget the anonymously-written “Belle Du Jour”, that rather limp-wristed, supposedly true account of the working life of an upmarket London prostitute which was published to huge fanfare earlier this year. “The Diary Of A Manhattan Call Girl” is not only 10 times funnier, it actually has a storyline.’ Daily Mirror

‘Unexpectedly wise, observant and best of all – fun.’ Los Angeles Times

About the author

Tracy Quan lives in Manhattan. ‘Diary of a Jetsetting Call Girl’ is her third novel. Tracy first wrote about Nancy Chan in a highly successful column on Salon.com