The Constant Sinner

by Mae West

Book Overview

Babe Gordon, the star of this brilliant, sophisticated novel of modern New York's racy set, is a strange woman. She uses her beauty and her sexual allure as a soldier uses his weapons-without mercy or scruples. Her basic appeal attracts all types of men, from bruisers of the prize ring to the more refined sons of the city's aristocracy. From her experiences with men, she is canny, worldly wise, quick thinking. But all her art, her wisdom, and her actions are devoted to love. When her passion for one man cools, she is quick to kindle it in another. Men and their rages over her transient affection do not move her. Through a situation that costs one man his life, another man his career, and the disgrace of a third lover, Babe Gordon moves deftly, coolly, the goal of all men's eyes, the ultimate femme fatale.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590774795
• ISBN13: 9781590774793
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: M. Evans and Company
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

What a moral

The Constant Sinner has the famous line, "She would not have known what a moral was if it could be made to dance naked in front of her." Negligently shrugging off any concerns over such aspersions, Mae West's "unmoral" character Babe Gordon breaks the 1930s' conventions that maintained rigid color lines. A fascinating story that shows a street fighter trample over all kinds of barriers.

A brilliant, sexy, and fascinating novel!!

The Constant Sinner is a dramatic novel about a young beautiful woman, Babe Gordon, and her intriguing storm through New York's underworld and society set. From the wanton streets of Harlem, to the prizefighting arena, to the lascivious speakeasies and night resorts, Babe's intense passion for men and wealth lead her on an unscrupulous and uninhibited journey. Set in the pre-libertarian 1930's U.S., the story takes its most notorious turn when Babe begins a love affair with a Black racketeer, Money Johnson. Gripping, racy, poetic, articulate, this book is exceptionally well written. The Constant Sinner is one of those rare novels, so perfect and original in its content and style, that its presence assumes a classic or cult-like acclaim. However, it's Mae West the entertainer whose celebrity has become that of legend. So, let the truth be known...West is nothing short of genius... an outstanding writer, artist, historian, and cultural critic.