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Lived through the Profumo crisis as a teenager. The adult population saw Christine Keeler as the epitome of wickedness, "having seduced and destroyed one of our finest politicians." Even then I was at a loss to understand this point of view, Profumo being married, middle-aged and in a position of great authority whilst Christine Keeler was an 18 year old finding her way in the big city and following the example of the many rich and powerful people she was to meet. She comes across as a naive, falling for the same lies and associating with those who had previously let her down, but I do think she was badly treated. Long after the politicians and upper classes rogues involved had been forgiven her name was still a dirty word. Don't think I believe absolutely everything in the book and know that my parents would have thought it all lies, but since those days in the sixties when people respected and believed those in authority, so many scandals and so many lies have been revealed that it's difficult to ignore or dismiss all the allegations. If you were alive when it happened you will be intrigued by this book, if you are younger you might wonder what all the fuss was about! This book leads us to believe the sexual escapades of the time were hyped up to hide more serious crimes which were never fully investigated.


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Secrets and Lies Christine Keeler 9781843587552 Books Reviews

Christine calling Mandy a tart demonstrates beyond the shadow of a doubt that it takes one to know one without realizing it. Nothing much new in the first third of the book except that it's dirtier. As for the rest, beyond confessing that she was a traitor, Christine outlines the behavioral pattern of a stereotypical prostitute in which she uses men for money and favors, and makes judgmental errors all to familiar with women who use their body and looks in a self-destructive manner . All in all, the story would make a great movie.
Not necessarily sex lies and videotape. Video wasn't around in those days. It was a reminder of my youth whilst growing up in Australia. Each day the papers were full of this intrigue. It seemed to go on and on.
On one page Ms Keeler would state she hardly slept around at all, and certainly not for money - and a few pages further on she skims over various men she slept with/took home/spent the night with/the weekend with/had a threesome with and says they gave her pocket money and gifts. I am not judging her morally on this, but I am judging the changing of the story. Perhaps Ms Keeler doesn't know that in the normal world most men, after sex, don't whip their wallets out before they go on their merry way.

I was also somewhat stunned by her modesty, regarding the bizarre sexual acts she claims to have seen by covering it with 'I'll leave that to your imagination', whilst feeling no need to hold back when she graphically describes her self induced abortion. I wonder why she feels her reader would be more offended about sex than her description of the mutilation of an unborn child?

Ms Keeler wants us to feel sorry for all that happened to her and all the bad men she encountered. She wants us to feel compassion or pity for her. Believe me, I wanted to, until I found that she can't seem to keep the story straight and she can't seem to keep saying 'poor me'.
Cristine Keeler is the ultimate survivor. Her story simply reeks of truth,and exposes the corrupt inside of British politics which others
were,and are,afraid to touch .How they must hate the fact that she is still around.....
Provided much more detail than I remembered from when it occurred, although I suspect some of her facts are slanted in her favor
Quite enjoyed reading it even if it was NOT what I expected. At the time the Profumo 'scandal' made such an impression on me because, like Andrew Lloyd Webber, I never really understood why it was as 'awful' as everyone made out. I felt for Stephen Ward and the girls. Reading Christine Keeler's own version of events, I would be hearing how it really went and Ward would come out rehabilitated. Not so!!! According to this version of the story he was even more of a villain than the establishment and media made out at the time! Hmmmm...Interesting...and puzzling that noone's even bothered to bash the book, for whatever reason. What does that tell us, if anythinf? Now I shall just have to read the Robertson book with the Ward rehabilitation angle.
The book provides an interesting perspective on the infamous Profumo affair and the associated sensational and very promiscuous activities around that time. The narrative is, of course, from her personal perspective and as such is biased. However, the personal bias is always obvious and her matter of fact descriptions of her activities and roles she played are most interesting. Christine Keeler comes across as a somewhat naive person who leads a disorganised life and is not a good money manager. Perhaps that is harsh considering her childhood background and the fact that when this all started she was only 17. At times, however, she showed remarkable maturity. She was then part of the sexual revolution that occurred in the early 1960's and she was certainly a promiscuous member of that era. The style of writing is not sophisticated and would not rate a single star but the content is what makes it interesting. I am currently reading what could almost be described as a companion book; "How the English Establishment Framed Stephen Ward". Many of the events described in that book and Christine Keeler's book tally but the interpretation of events is often quite dissimilar.
Lived through the Profumo crisis as a teenager. The adult population saw Christine Keeler as the epitome of wickedness, "having seduced and destroyed one of our finest politicians." Even then I was at a loss to understand this point of view, Profumo being married, middle-aged and in a position of great authority whilst Christine Keeler was an 18 year old finding her way in the big city and following the example of the many rich and powerful people she was to meet. She comes across as a naive, falling for the same lies and associating with those who had previously let her down, but I do think she was badly treated. Long after the politicians and upper classes rogues involved had been forgiven her name was still a dirty word. Don't think I believe absolutely everything in the book and know that my parents would have thought it all lies, but since those days in the sixties when people respected and believed those in authority, so many scandals and so many lies have been revealed that it's difficult to ignore or dismiss all the allegations. If you were alive when it happened you will be intrigued by this book, if you are younger you might wonder what all the fuss was about! This book leads us to believe the sexual escapades of the time were hyped up to hide more serious crimes which were never fully investigated.