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Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion by Tori Telfer
5.0
Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion written by Tori Telfer, narrated by Jaime Lamchick
“The fact that we like con artists so much is probably the greatest con of all time”.
We’re seduced by con artists in movies (Ocean’s Eleven, Catch Me If You Can, American Hustle…) as they usually aren’t violent, but how alluring is their swindle & frauds. Likewise, unless you are the victim, we’re drawn to real-life con artists especially con-women who have a chameleon existence. Living fabulously by being charming, self-assured & are usually quite intelligent & quick-witted in order to pull their next con.
Telfer’s writing is crafty & enthusiastic specked with hilarity portraying the stories of wild, bold con-women & their outrageous schemes. Jaime Lamchick's talented narration brings these stories to life.
The book is broken into sections by types of cons (The Glitterati, The Spiritualists, The Fabulists, The Drifters) with infamous women & their impact on history.
Taking down the monarchy during the French Revolution in 1789 was in part because of Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy and her long con! Modern Spiritualism today was started by 11 &14-yo, Kate & Megan Fox in 1848 who played pranks on their mom and pretended they could talk to the dead! Roxie Rice scammed the entire NFL in 1975 as a 19yo!
The last story was extremely dark, disturbing & left me on edge. Some consider Sante Kimes a con-artist, but she was a serial killer who enslaved and controlled people. Outside of her story, I loved learning how the other women shaped society by being shapeshifters themselves.
“The cars. The diamonds. The persuasive smile. Other people may fall for that sort of thing, but she won’t get us this time. We’re wiser now. Too confident to lose. Let’s let her in, hear what she has to say”.
“The fact that we like con artists so much is probably the greatest con of all time”.
We’re seduced by con artists in movies (Ocean’s Eleven, Catch Me If You Can, American Hustle…) as they usually aren’t violent, but how alluring is their swindle & frauds. Likewise, unless you are the victim, we’re drawn to real-life con artists especially con-women who have a chameleon existence. Living fabulously by being charming, self-assured & are usually quite intelligent & quick-witted in order to pull their next con.
Telfer’s writing is crafty & enthusiastic specked with hilarity portraying the stories of wild, bold con-women & their outrageous schemes. Jaime Lamchick's talented narration brings these stories to life.
The book is broken into sections by types of cons (The Glitterati, The Spiritualists, The Fabulists, The Drifters) with infamous women & their impact on history.
Taking down the monarchy during the French Revolution in 1789 was in part because of Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy and her long con! Modern Spiritualism today was started by 11 &14-yo, Kate & Megan Fox in 1848 who played pranks on their mom and pretended they could talk to the dead! Roxie Rice scammed the entire NFL in 1975 as a 19yo!
The last story was extremely dark, disturbing & left me on edge. Some consider Sante Kimes a con-artist, but she was a serial killer who enslaved and controlled people. Outside of her story, I loved learning how the other women shaped society by being shapeshifters themselves.
“The cars. The diamonds. The persuasive smile. Other people may fall for that sort of thing, but she won’t get us this time. We’re wiser now. Too confident to lose. Let’s let her in, hear what she has to say”.