No Bed of Roses

ISBN: 1 86254 310 0
Publisher: Wakefield Press 1993

Memoirs of a Madam

The biography of Patti, a notorious madam. It is an intimate, often horrifying account of an abused girl's transformation into a powerful madam, and the collapse of her empire. The cast includes an outrageous array of prostitutes, perverts, parliamentarians, petty criminals, transvestites, lawyers, drug addicts, welfare officers, media personalities, and police - straight and crooked.

Patti's story is compelling reading, a landmark in the literature of Australia's underworld.

Awards

South Australian Advertiser, Number 1 on the best-seller list
Christina Stead Award for biography, 1994, runner-up

This book is out of print, but may be available from your local library.