Strip
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3.8 • 8 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Born in the bohemian seventies, Hannah Sward was abandoned by her mother, and lived with her poet father on an island with no stores or cars. Kidnapped and molested by a stranger at age six, she grew up to be a stripper and a prostitute with a taste for crystal meth—which seemed to be a sure-fire way to lose weight —with stops along the way for silent gurus, sugar daddies, and drinking in the CVS bathroom before therapy sessions. Painstakingly honest, often humorous, Strip is a heartfelt memoir revealing a woman’s journey from innocence to a dark existence, and beyond it to a world of empowerment.
Customer Reviews
Transforming and Profound !!!!
This memoir is so beautifully written- if you want to really understand the nature of complex post traumatic stress disorder via a narrative that sheds light on the need for more protection of women and children. This book will help empathic readers understand the nuances between addiction and sex work as a function of C-PTSD, as well as the limited opportunities that exist for young women to try to exist in a patriarchal, sexist, and classist society. These are the bigger picture themes but you will never hear Hannah’s voice cast judgement. She is documenting her story of survival. Should be in every feminist lit class in every university. Such an important read and again, written so beautifully. My heart goes out to Hannah who survived her story and has the courage to share with us all. Women who struggle with depression, isolation, and early childhood abuse will find solace and sisterhood in Hannah’s words. Much love to this brilliant author and all those women who will read this memoir and be forever changed by it.