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The Hop : a novel, Diana Clarke

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The story of a poor scrappy girl from rural New Zealand who grows reluctantly into a sex icon, the face of a movement, and a mother, all at the same time. Kate Burns grows up wanting attention from her Ma, but her Ma wants only money and Kate learns how to get both. She and her childhood friend, Lacey, run kissing lessons for cash in the janitor's closet of Fenbrook High, and just like that, they find themselves in the sex work industry. From there, they go on to work at The Purple Panther, a strip club in Auckland. When Ma dies of cancer, Kate discovers that the men her Ma was always inviting over to their home were, in fact, clients. Ma was no stranger to sex work either. Following in Ma's footsteps, Kate heads to Nevada where she picks up a job at America's most prestigious brothel: The Hop. In her new life as a Bunny, Kate searches for an identity she can perform -- the other Bunnies include a goth, a housewife, a cheerleader, a rebel, not to mention Betty, a trans beauty queen, Mia, a Japanese cosplayer, and Rain, a dominatrix. Kate becomes Lady Lane. The girls at The Hop are more fantasy than fact, and performance is always more perfect than the real. Kate is a natural and quickly rises through the ranks to become the bestselling Bunny and the owner, Daddy's favorite. But when ten street hookers are killed in a nearby city, just bodies with no names, Lady joins her sister Bunnies in mourning and begins to see things in a new light. Lady's success breeds scandal and unwanted fame, deeply affecting her, transforming her life and The Hop forever
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
516 pages
Note
"Diana Clarke's provocative second novel is subversive in the very best way, an unforgettable work of fiction with a radical message about women that couldn't be more important."--Provided by publisher
Isbn
9780063089099
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The Hop : a novel
Title
The Hop
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Diana Clarke
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The story of a poor scrappy girl from rural New Zealand who grows reluctantly into a sex icon, the face of a movement, and a mother, all at the same time. Kate Burns grows up wanting attention from her Ma, but her Ma wants only money and Kate learns how to get both. She and her childhood friend, Lacey, run kissing lessons for cash in the janitor's closet of Fenbrook High, and just like that, they find themselves in the sex work industry. From there, they go on to work at The Purple Panther, a strip club in Auckland. When Ma dies of cancer, Kate discovers that the men her Ma was always inviting over to their home were, in fact, clients. Ma was no stranger to sex work either. Following in Ma's footsteps, Kate heads to Nevada where she picks up a job at America's most prestigious brothel: The Hop. In her new life as a Bunny, Kate searches for an identity she can perform -- the other Bunnies include a goth, a housewife, a cheerleader, a rebel, not to mention Betty, a trans beauty queen, Mia, a Japanese cosplayer, and Rain, a dominatrix. Kate becomes Lady Lane. The girls at The Hop are more fantasy than fact, and performance is always more perfect than the real. Kate is a natural and quickly rises through the ranks to become the bestselling Bunny and the owner, Daddy's favorite. But when ten street hookers are killed in a nearby city, just bodies with no names, Lady joins her sister Bunnies in mourning and begins to see things in a new light. Lady's success breeds scandal and unwanted fame, deeply affecting her, transforming her life and The Hop forever
Writing style
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11061129
Cataloging source
YDX
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Clarke, Diana
Dewey number
813
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3603.L3724
LC item number
H67 2022
Literary form
novels
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True
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  • Sex workers
  • Brothels
  • Young women
  • Auckland (N.Z.)
  • Nevada
Target audience
adult
Label
The Hop : a novel, Diana Clarke
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"Diana Clarke's provocative second novel is subversive in the very best way, an unforgettable work of fiction with a radical message about women that couldn't be more important."--Provided by publisher
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
516 pages
Isbn
9780063089099
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1267586430
  • (OCoLC)1267586430
Label
The Hop : a novel, Diana Clarke
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Diana Clarke's provocative second novel is subversive in the very best way, an unforgettable work of fiction with a radical message about women that couldn't be more important."--Provided by publisher
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
516 pages
Isbn
9780063089099
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • on1267586430
  • (OCoLC)1267586430

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