The Service
The Service by Frankie Miren, published by Influx Press on July 8, 2021, is a fiction novel that explores the intertwined lives of three women in contemporary London. Lori, living in fear of police raids, struggles to protect her daughter while pursuing a new life. Freya, a student, discovers the lucrative world of escorting, navigating a chaotic existence marked by madness and dissociation. Meanwhile, journalist Paula confronts the complexities of her long-term campaign against prostitution as a new law disrupts lives across the country.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of women’s bodies, relationships, and mental health, as the characters’ paths converge amidst the challenges they face. The novel presents a thought-provoking examination of entitlement, privilege, and power, offering a humane perspective on the struggles of its protagonists. With 378 pages, this edition invites readers to engage with the complexities of modern life and the connections that bind us, all within the framework of a compelling story.
Official synopsis Publisher
“Lori works illegally in a rented flat in central London, living in fear of police raids which could mean losing her small daughter and her dream of a new life. Freya is a student who finds she can make far more money as an escort than she could in an office; life, after all, is already a tangle of madness and dissociation. And Paula is a journalist whose long-term campaign against prostitution has brought her some strange bedfellows. After a shock change to the law, with brothels being raided by the authorities, lives across the country are fractured. As a threat from Lori’s past begins to catch up with her, the three women are increasingly, inevitably drawn into each other’s orbit. The Service is a powerful and challenging novel about womens bodies, sex and relationships, mental health, entitlement, authenticity, privilege and power – as shocking as any dystopia, but touching and deeply humane.”–Page 4 of cover.
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