Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion

Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion by Izabella St. James is an autobiographical account of the early life of the author and an account of her time spent at the Playboy Mansion as one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends. The book attempts to explain life at the Playboy Mansion while providing a detailed account of what life was like as one of Hefner’s girlfriends.

Plot Summary

St. James explains how she met Hefner twice in the same week – on a Wednesday at the Hollywood club Las Palmas and then Friday at another club called Barfly. After approaching him at Barfly, she was invited to meet him at Barfly the following day. After attending various parties, she was invited to live at the mansion. The real substance of the book is in the depiction of what life was truly like at the Playboy Mansion. The author confirms that the girlfriends were recipients of free surgery, clothes, cars, and a weekly allowance. Behind the scenes, the author goes to great lengths to explain that Hugh Hefner had many strict rules including curfews, schedules, and routines. While living with Hefner’s other girlfriends, the author explains the struggles to capture Hefner’s attention while catfights and other internal tensions were highly common.

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See also

• Holly Madison
• Hugh Hefner
• Playboy Mansion
• The Girls Next Door