The Currency of Love
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The Currency of Love

A Courageous Journey to Finding the Love Within

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Currency of Love

A Courageous Journey to Finding the Love Within

About this book

In this "page-turning memoir of decadence and faith" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review), Jill Dodd writes movingly and evocatively about her journey from Paris model to Saudi billionaire's harem wife to multi-million-dollar business entrepreneur. In the 1980s, Jill Dodd determined that her ticket out of an abusive home was to make it as a top model in Paris. Armed with only her desire for freedom and independence, she embarks on an epic journey that takes her to uncharted territory—the Parisian fashion industry with all its beautiful glamour and its ugly underbelly of sex, drugs, and excess. From there, Jill begins an eye-opening roller-coaster adventure that includes trips to Monte Carlo, sexual exploitation, and falling in love with one of the richest men in the world, soon becoming one of his many wives—until she ultimately finds the courage to walk away from it all and rebuild her dreams. In The Currency of Love, she "writes earnestly and refreshingly about learning many of life's more difficult lessons the hard way" ( Kirkus Reviews ) with page-turning accounts of her struggles and triumphs as she paved her path through a dangerous and seductive world, before ultimately coming into her own as the founder and creator of global fashion line, ROXY. This "raw and inspiring story" (PopSugar) with a feminist fairy tale twist reveals how one woman chose to live her life without forfeiting her independence, ambition, creative expression, and free spirit, all while learning one invaluable lesson: nothing is worth the sacrifice of her integrity, inner peace, and spirit.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Author’s Note
  4. Chapter 1: Pirates
  5. Chapter 2: Wilhelmina Models
  6. Chapter 3: French for Travelers
  7. Chapter 4: My Plan De Paris
  8. Chapter 5: The Mouth of Truth
  9. Chapter 6: Adjustments
  10. Chapter 7: Paris Photos
  11. Chapter 8: Julie on the Couch
  12. Chapter 9: Pollywogs
  13. Chapter 10: The Girl Who Dresses Weird
  14. Chapter 11: La Model
  15. Chapter 12: Stained Glass
  16. Chapter 13: HĂ´tel Andrea to Le Bon HĂ´tel
  17. Chapter 14: Jardin Des Modes
  18. Chapter 15: Le Palace
  19. Chapter 16: Broken Boundaries
  20. Chapter 17: The Road to Puerto BanĂşs
  21. Chapter 18: Dreaming in French
  22. Chapter 19: Revolving Door of Models
  23. Chapter 20: The Camel
  24. Chapter 21: California Sucks
  25. Chapter 22: Monte Carlo
  26. Chapter 23: Aboard the Nabila
  27. Chapter 24: Queen Jewelry
  28. Chapter 25: My Broken Zipper
  29. Chapter 26: Butter Croissants
  30. Chapter 27: The Contract
  31. Chapter 28: Love in Africa
  32. Chapter 29: Tokyo or Milan?
  33. Chapter 30: 99-Cent Shrimp Cocktail
  34. Chapter 31: The Sands
  35. Chapter 32: The Currency of Love
  36. Chapter 33: FIDM
  37. Chapter 34: Chasing My Tail
  38. Chapter 35: Hollywood Mimics Reality
  39. Chapter 36: Question Everything
  40. Chapter 37: Listening for God
  41. Chapter 38: A Cabinet of Drawers
  42. Chapter 39: Ribbon Purses
  43. Chapter 40: Dress-Up Doll
  44. Chapter 41: The Black Notebook
  45. Chapter 42: My Pink Dress
  46. Chapter 43: Graduation
  47. Epilogue
  48. Acknowledgments
  49. Permissions
  50. About the Author
  51. Copyright