A suburban housewife secretly turns to high-class prostitution, but this is no Belle de Jour: Abby (Robin Weigert) is married to another woman. To all other extents her lifestyle is plodding, privileged and conventional — she only dares to escape after a blow to the head. After signing up to service everyone from bi-curious youngsters to middle-aged lesbians, Abby’s adventures are credible, characterful and occasionally erotic. There’s no moral judgment: this is
a cynical but absorbing exploration of a civilised corner of the sex trade, set in a milieu where intimacy is hard to find — especially at home.
