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A synopsis of Lauren's upcoming autobiography, "DANSE SAUVAGE - The Life and Times of International Transsexual, Lauren Foster".

Like a roller coaster ride that hasn't quite screeched to a halt, "DANSE SAUVAGE" chronicles the life of international model and jet set party girl Lauren Foster.

Described, by Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, as the "It Girl" for the transgender community, Lauren emerged from a teenage labyrinth mired in gender identity issues, while growing up in colonial South Africa. With the love and support of her family, Lauren comes to grips with the countless challenges she faces in making the physical and emotional changes needed to bring who she really is to the surface.

A childhood friend says,“I never saw someone as much a project under construction as Lauren. We usually do that type of evolution on the wings of our personalities, but with Lauren you could almost see the plumbing and the wires as she transitioned in full view. Proud and determined. Like a chrysalis. Unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed, she transformed herself and found untold success in her new role. Once her modeling career took her to Europe, she never looked back.”

After enduring what was, then, a decidely rare procedure, she goes on to become a successful international photographic and runway model, landing in the pages of VOGUE.

Then, on the brink of stardom, the life she'd worked for is shattered when she is blindsided by the bullet of a misfired pistol. Like a cat with nine lives, Lauren lands on her feet, picks up the pieces and goes on to rebuild her world into a glittering mosaic inside the upper echelon of New York's social scene and the international jet set. She reveals a captivating and anecdotal snapshot of life in the fast lane – long time lover of Prince Egon Von Furstenburg, serving as confidante to other rich and infamous regulars at Studio 54, partying at the Playboy Mansion with Hugh Hefner, stuck in a Viennese elevator with Grace Jones, dodging traffic with Boy George, modeling minks for Hollywood Wives or playing the heavy for the most powerful promoter in the underground gay party circuit for over a decade.

This inspirational and equally provocative autobiography is not a kiss and tell tragedy, but rather a success story that's still very much a life in progress. Its' frank and highly enlightening discussion about life as a transsexual woman should be required reading for anyone facing, or working to solve, gender identity issues. Meanwhile, fans of juicy celebrity gossip will relish in Lauren's first-hand descriptions of her adventures on the "A-List" and her liaisons with movie stars and international politicians.

Lauren rounds out her roller-coaster story by discussing the life and times of a 21st century transsexual woman, detailing how perceptions may, or may not, have evolved. Never one to stray from glamour, luxury and a sprinkling of scandal, Lauren brings readers up-to-date on her marriage, her current career as Director of Communications at the prestigious Miami Institute for Age Management & Intervention, a successful career in marketing and as an entertainment consultant, part-time movie star and counseling juvenile runaways facing gender identity issues.

When readers turn the final page, they'll know Lauren as someone who is truly more than a woman. Her tale proves that the key to La Dolce Vita is always knowing and nurturing one's real self, even if fate and Mother Nature didn't.

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