The Last Madam

A Life in the New Orleans Underworld

By: Christine Wiltz

Narrated by: Donna Postel

1916: Norma Wallace, age 15, arrived in New Orleans. Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went from streetwalker to madam and by 1920 had opened what became a legendary house of prostitution. There she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars until she was arrested at last in 1962. Shortly before she died in 1974, she tape-recorded her memories - the scandalous stories of a powerful woman with the city's politicians in her pocket and whose lovers included the 25-year-old boy-next-door, whom she married at age 64. With those tapes and original research, Christine Wiltz chronicles Norma's rise and fall with the social history of New Orleans. Thick with the vice and corruption that flourished there, Wiltz resurrects a vanished secret world.

©2001 Christine Wiltz (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

pronunciations

loved this book but the narrator needs to brush up on how we talk in new orleans nd learn the correct pronunciation of what she talks about. that made me cringe

Interesting story poorly written. Narrator tried to sound like Mae West not southern belle.

Good story, but author often started a story line then didn't finish or began one with no background.
Historical parts interesting.
Narrator sounded like bad imitation of Mae West when trying to sound southern. "Goils????"

Fun Read

The book was interesting, and a good read. It did feel like something was missing, although I can’t put my finger on it. Some of the reader’s choices were a bit odd like a Popeye cartoon: girl=goyle?!

Loved this book and narration

If you’ve ever been to New Orleans or even if you haven’t this book draws you in and will make you want to go.

a must read before your NOLA trip

I got this book just because I was going to New Orleans and I wanted to research and know it much about the city as I possibly can. I became engrossed in the book and all its characters. I love this book i& highly recommend it