Jeannette Angell is the author of Callgirl. Raised in France by an American mother and French father, moved to the US at age 21. After earning two university degrees, she went on to obtain three more in the US, including a Masters from Yale and a PhD at Boston University. Today, Angell is married and has left both academia and the escort world to focus on writing. She also lectures on prostitution, drug abuse and women's issues.