Genre: Short
Story/Literary Fiction
Description:
“Princess Dymphna increasingly finds herself the target of tabloid
criticism for her her choice of clothing, always buttoned up to her neck. She
is labeled excessively prudish. Retreating from the public eye, she becomes
somber and withdrawn.
In a bid to restore her joy for life, her father entrusts her to a
gigolo. He gains her trust, and as she bares her upper body, she reveals her
hidden secret. The gigolo uncovers the source of her shame and begins by
teaching her to appreciate her own body. Through moments of physical intimacy
and trust, he reaffirms her beauty.
With gentle corrections, minor imperfections are addressed. In the
end, the tabloids are graced with photographs of a radiant princess, exuding an
almost fairy-tale-like erotic allure.”
Author:
Information about Adri Brewer, the author of this and the rest of the
Soul Journeys with the Gigolo series is limited. All I can say for sure is that
he is Dutch. His stories are translated to English for publication on Amazon.
Appraisal:
If your first thought upon seeing a story (or a series of stories,
currently there are seven of them) with a title starting “The Gigolo and …” and
assume you’re going to find erotica or something that would get at least an R
rating as a movie like I initially assumed, you’d be wrong. Sure, the main
character in these stories is a Gigolo who does what is implied by that. But he
does much more than that. When he leaves his partner and his two kids at home
to go on a job he’s much more than a “professional lover.” His clients are
always wealthy women. He’s hired to hang out with them at the location of their
choice for 10 days. During that time he might do what you’d expect from a
gigolo, but even more he’s acting as a psychologist, helping his client work
through some personal issue that is holding them back and hopefully finding a
solution, whether helping them view themselves differently, make a change, or
possibly something else. Yes, physical intimacy is part of the arrangement, but
it isn’t his main purpose.
This first story in the series involved a princess who had an issue
that was holding her back in some ways. The Gigolo figured out the reason and
helped her find a solution that worked for her. I suspect that buried in this
story and the others in the series is a lesson for anyone who is unhappy with
themselves and a potential way of looking at it differently to help get past those
things holding them back.
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FYI:
Although you might expect lots of notes here, the reality is that the
story implies adult things happening a few times, but that’s about it. No adult
language and nothing explicit.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 9-10,000 words
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