{"product_id":"madam-a-novel-of-new-orleans-9780142180624","title":"Madam: A Novel of New Orleans","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cari Lynn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen vice had a legal home and jazz was being born--the captivating story of an infamous true-life madam\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNew Orleans, 1900. Mary Deubler makes a meager living as an \"alley whore.\" That all changes when bible-thumping Alderman Sidney Story forces the creation of a red-light district that's mockingly dubbed \"Storyville.\" Mary believes there's no place for a lowly girl like her in the high-class bordellos of Storyville's Basin Street, where Champagne flows and beautiful girls turn tricks in luxurious bedrooms. But with gumption, twists of fate, even a touch of Voodoo, Mary rises above her hopeless lot to become the notorious Madame Josie Arlington. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with fascinating historical details and cameos by Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and E. J. Bellocq, Madam is a fantastic romp through The Big Easy and the irresistible story of a woman who rose to power long before the era of equal rights.","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408437338263,"sku":"9780142180624","price":1912.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780142180624.webp?v=1767149211","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/madam-a-novel-of-new-orleans-9780142180624","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}